Jorge Luis Borges quote: Historical truth, for him, is not what has happened; it is what we judge to have happened.

Historical truth, for him, is not what has happened; it is what we judge to have happened.

~ Jorge Luis Borges ~

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Historical truth, for him, is not what has happened; it is what we judge to have happened.

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