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Quote by Francis Bacon
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which

Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. – Francis Bacon

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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. – Francis Bacon

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Men
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Francis Bacon
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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other. – Francis Bacon

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good
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Francis Bacon
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. – African Proverb

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History

Even the most painstaking history is a bridge across an eternal mystery. – Bruce Catton, Prefaces to History

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History

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. – B. R. Ambedkar

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History

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christs vineyard. – Pope John Paul II

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History

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All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when its essential to do so. – Stephen Harper

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A dog is not “almost human” and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. – John Holmes

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Peace hath higher tests of manhood, than battle ever knew. – John Greenleaf Whittier

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