| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 472d1dd | He had no ideal world of dead heroes; he knew little of the life of men in the past; he must find the beings to whom he could cling with loving admiration among those who came within speech of him. | history reading myopia perspective | George Eliot | |
| 64ba6c0 | "Arthur Schlesinger admits that JFK "succumbed to the fake omniscience of insiders". Prolonged immersion in the self-contained, self-justifying world of clandestinity and deception erodes the reality principle." | myopia | Garry Wills | |
| 4aa7417 | To those who think them selves strong, force always seems the easiest solution. | myopia laziness | Barbara W. Tuchman |