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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Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. – Gustave Flaubert

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The day before yesterday always has been a glamour day. The present is sordid and prosaic. Time colors history as it does a meerschaum pipe. – Vincent Starrett, Buried Caesars

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Imagine a part of the U.S.A., from which the U.S.A. started – where is the cradle of your history? This is Kosovo for Serbia. – Novak Djokovic

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Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. – Wendell Phillips

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