It often seems to me as if History was like a child's box of letters, with which we can spell any word we please. We have only to pick out such lette… - James Anthony Froude

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It often seems to me as if History was like a child's box of letters, with which we can spell any word we please. We have only to pick out such letters as we want, arrange them as we like, and say nothing about those which do not suit our purpose.