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Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher OM PC FRS FBA (21 March 1865 – 18 April 1940) was an English historian, educator, and Liberal politician. He served as President of the Board of Education in David Lloyd George's 1916 to 1922 coalition government.

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Nothing commends a radical change to an Englishman more than the belief that it is really conservative.

Belief, Conservative, Nothing, Political, Politics, Radical Change

It is a terrible commentary on Christian civilization that the longest period of slave-raiding known to history was initiated by the action of Spain, Portugal, France, Holland and Britain, after the Christian faith had for more than a thousand years been the established religion of Europe.

Christian, Established, Europe, Holland, Longest, Years

The fact of progress is written plain and large on the page of history; but progress is not a law of nature.

Fact, Large, Law, Nature, Progress

History is one damn thing after another.

Another Life, Cycle Of Life, Damn, History, Thing

I can see only one safe rule for the historian: that he should recognize in the development of human destinies the play of the contingent and the unforeseen.

Destinies, Destiny, Development, Play, Recognize, Rule

Purity of race does not exist. Europe is a continent of energetic mongrels.

Continent, Doe, Europe, Exist, Purity, Race

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