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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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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit. – Francis Bacon

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Young people are fitter to invent than to judge fitter for execution than for counsel and more fit for new projects than for settled business. – Francis Bacon

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The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker. – Richard M. Nixon

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The historian has been the hearth at which the soul of the country has been kept alive. – John Morley, Notes on Politics and History

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Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. – Louis D. Brandeis

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As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of romances. – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

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Studies show that children best flourish when one mom and one dad are there to raise them. – John Boehner

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The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. – Plutarch

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The government should set a goal for a clean environment but not mandate how that goal should be implemented. – Dixie Lee Ray

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