January 16, 2010

#56

The historical importance of a man rarely corresponds to his intimate nature.
History is full of victorious morons.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 32

2 comments:

  1. The original Spanish is:

    La importancia histórica de un hombre rara vez concuerda con su naturaleza íntima.
    La historia está llena de bobos victoriosos.

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  2. Cf. Notas, p. 124:

    "The historical importance of a being and his intimate nature are not necessarily identical."

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