Quote by David Hume
A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to hav

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. – David Hume

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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books – but it is terrible when one has to live it. – Jean Anouilh

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History does not unfold: it piles up. – Robert M. Adams, Bad Mouth

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Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri

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I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all. – James A. Baldwin

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One of the sad things about contemporary journalism is that it actually matters very little. The world now is almost inured to the power of journalism. The best journalism would manage to outrage people. And people are less and less inclined to outrage. – David Simon

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