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    The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It read more

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: History Quotes,
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Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

by Heywood Broun Found in: History Quotes,
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Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

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We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the read more

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

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Failure is impossible.

Failure is impossible.

by Susan B. Anthony Found in: History Quotes,
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We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

by Nathanael Greene Found in: History Quotes,
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Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers read more

Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.

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We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
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Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

by Propertius Found in: History Quotes,
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