“In the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.”
Margaret MacMillan“We can learn from history, but we can also deceive ourselves when we selectively take evidence from the past to justify what we have already made up our minds to do.”
Margaret MacMillan“The glories of the past compensated for the imperfections of the present.”
Margaret MacMillan, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World“In the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.”
Margaret MacMillan, Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World