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    Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

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History is more or less bunk.

History is more or less bunk.

by Henry Ford Found in: History Quotes,
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Time is my greatest enemy.

Time is my greatest enemy.

by Evita Peron Found in: History Quotes,
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It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.

It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.

by Unknown Found in: History Quotes,
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The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is read more

The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of
furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little
more than the register of the crimes, and misfortunes of mankind.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: History Quotes,
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God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

God cannot alter the past, though historians can.

by Samuel Butler Found in: History Quotes,
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Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more read more

Tyranny destroys or strengthens the individual; freedom enervates him, until he becomes no more than a puppet. Man has more chances of saving himself by hell than by paradise.

by E. M. Cioran Found in: History Quotes,
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Might does not make right, it only makes history.

Might does not make right, it only makes history.

by Jim Fiebig Found in: History Quotes,
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And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

And history with all her volumes vast,
Hath but one page.

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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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