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It Has Been Said That There Are Two Theories Of History
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It has been said that there are two theories of history: conspiracy
and blunder. If there is some truth to that, it is surely equally
true that blunder seldom receives all the credit due it as an explanation
of complex events.
-- Michael Scully
Related:
To err is human, to admit it is a blunder.
To err is human; to admit it, a blunder.
The history of the rise of Christianity has everything to do with politics, culture, and human frailties and nothing to do with supernatural manipulation of events.
Had divine intervention been the guiding force, surely two millennia after the birth of Jesus he would not have a world where there are more Muslims than Catholics, more Hindus than Protestants, and more nontheists than Catholics and Protestants combined....
In men this blunder still you find,-- All think their little set mankind.
-- Hannah More (1745-1833) -- Florio, Part i...
Ever wonder why the SAME PEOPLE make up ALL the conspiracy theories?
A blunder at the right moment is better than cleverness at the wrong time. -- Carolyn Well
Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret. -- Benjamin Disraeli, "Coningsby
Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle; Old Age a regret. Benjamin Disraeli
Forbes called it the blunder of the century. A bit overblown, don't you think?
What about New Coke? -- Herb, talking about the car Homer designed, "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?...