Norman Davies

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Winners of wars get a standing start in the post-war stakes of remembrance.

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winners , wars , get
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Why are some things remembered and others forgotten? That is the theme I want to pursue about the Second World War.

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some , things , remembered
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Transience is one of the fundamental characteristics both of the human condition and of the political order.

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fundamental , characteristics , both
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There is history in condoms, there is history in lampshades, there is history in everything.

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history
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There is a real danger of the United Kingdom breaking up. There is a loss of common identity.

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real , danger , united
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The United Kingdom is not, and never has been, a nation state.

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united , kingdom , never
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The Russian myths of the Second World War are still intact.

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russian , myths , second
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The one certainly for anyone in the path of an avalanche is this standing still is not an option.

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certainly , anyone , path
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The most noticeable thing about the Soviet collapse was that it followed a natural course.

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most , noticeable , thing
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The Law and Justice government does not want a bunch of foreign historians to decide what goes on in 'their' museum.

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law , justice , government
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The idea that historians write the definitive version of something that will last for all time is less current than it used to be.

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idea , historians , write
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The Euro Sceptics are the English National Party in disguise, and they have poor old David Cameron over a barrel.

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euro , english , national
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The Black Sea is Eastern Europe's counterpart to the Mediterranean.

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black , sea , eastern
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The 'politics of memory' policy appears to work largely by insinuation.

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policy , appears , work
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So long as classical education and classical prejudices prevailed, educated Englishmen inevitably saw ancient Britain as an alien land.

Norman Davies
long , classical , education