| 单词 | history is but a fable agreed upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmashistory is but a fable agreed upon b. history is but a fable agreed upon and variants. ΚΠ 1823 tr. E.-A.-D. de Las Cases Memorial de Sainte Hélène IV. 223 Mais qu'est alors cette vérité historique, la plupart de temps? Une fable convenue.] 1823 tr. E.-A.-D. de Las Cases Memorial de Sainte Hélène IV. vii. 251 Said the Emperor to me to-day... ‘What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history? A fable agreed upon.’ 1841 R. W. Emerson Ess. 1st Ser. i. 8 ‘What is history,’ said Napoleon, ‘but a fable agreed upon?’ 1859 L. Sabine Addr. before New Eng. Hist. Geneal. Soc. 57 One is often reminded of the remark attributed to Napoleon: ‘History is but fable agreed upon’. 1925 San Antonio (Texas) Express 19 Apr. 24/4 If history is a fable agreed upon, politics is a fable not agreed upon. 1968 Hist. Teacher 2 49/1 Has our history been a ‘fable agreed upon’ to rationalize racial oppression? 2009 A. Lawson Tinker Tales Untold 34 ‘History is but a fable agreed upon,’ said the old man. < as lemmas |
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