Quote by Ambrose Bierce
An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are

An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. – Ambrose Bierce

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History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make. – Author Unknown

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We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the mens crapper of the local bar. – Charles Bukowski

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Its not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions. – Norman Mailer

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A year is an eternity in politics – though less than a moment in history. – Eliot Spitzer

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