History is a story of "silk slippers"
...going down the stairs and LEATHER BOOTS coming UP the stairs.
OP: where did you GET THIS?
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71560332 It is one of the only quote I can recall from my
history professor...It was his favorite. I believe
that it was either Churchill or Stalin. Not entirely
sure. If you find out let me know so I can put the
source with the quote! lol!
Here it is...It was Voltaire...I misquoted it changing
the "wooden shoes" to Leather boots (I think it works
better since it refers to the military--like the situation
with Athens and Sparta.
I have to write a history paper analyzing this quote by Voltaire. When you don't know what it means...it can be pretty hard. Could somebody give me a meaning to this quote?
QUOTE:
"History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes going up." - Voltaire
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