"Historie / History" Paul Valéry




"Historie je nejnebezpečnější ze všech plodů, počatých lidským intelektem. Umí přivolávat sny, omámit celé národy a spoutat je falešnými vzpomínkami..., udržuje jejich staré rány otevřené, trýzní je, nedopřeje jim klidu a podněcuje v nich megalomani i posedlost pocitem pronásledování."

Paul Valéry "Úvahy o dnešním světě"
(Regards sur le monde actuel, 1931)

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"History is the most dangerous concoction the chemistry of the mind has produced. It sets people dreaming, intoxicates them, engenders false memories, exaggerates their reflexes, keeps old wounds open, torments their leisure, inspires them with megalomania or persecution complex."

Paul Valéry "Reflections on the World Today"
(Regards sur le monde actuel, 1931)  

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