Donald Kagan Quotes

From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me.

Donald Kagan

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• From the time I was a little boy I found myself reading history when I had a choice. I read a lot of things, but history had a special appeal for me.

  

  Donald Kagan
  • Time
  • History
  • Reading