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Full Idea
That History has no meaning is what should delight our hearts.
Gist of Idea
History is wonderfully devoid of meaning
Source
E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 5)
Book Ref
Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.153
A Reaction
I have just read a history of the Wars of the Roses, and I wholeheartedly endorse Cioran's view.