History is written by the victors
Those in power control the narrative of events
History is written by the victors in a sentence
“A reminder to seek multiple perspectives on historical 'truth.'”
Origin of History is written by the victors
Often attributed to Churchill (origin uncertain)
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The map is not the territory
Models and representations differ from what they represent
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent
Some things lie beyond the reach of language
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
Only these two things are truly inevitable
The truth shall set you free
Knowledge of truth liberates from ignorance and bondage
There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy
Reality exceeds what our theories can capture
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream
The nature of reality is uncertain and layered