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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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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace. – Bernard Baruch

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When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. – Evita Peron

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The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened. – Peter Berger

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History is principally the inaccurate narration of events which ought not to have happened. – Earnest Albert Hooten, The Twilight of Man

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