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Quote by Nicolaus Copernicus
For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the

For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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I am aware that a philosophers ideas are not subject to the judgment of ordinary persons, because it is his endeavour to seek the truth in all things, to the extent permitted to human reason by God. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Truth
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So, influenced by these advisors and this hope, I have at length allowed my friends to publish the work, as they had long besought me to do. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Hope
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Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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Fear
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back. – William O. Douglas

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[History is] that terrible mill in which sawdust rejoins sawdust. – Edith Sitwell

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History

History supplies little beyond a list of those who have accommodated themselves with the property of others. – Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

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History

Theres always a part of your nations history that you havent been told that… has a powerful impact on how you yourself may behave and may believe. – Barbara Kingsolver

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History

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