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

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I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history. – Pat Robertson

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History is the synthesis of all social sciences turned towards the past. – Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

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No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. – Richard M. Nixon

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Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. Its a collective process. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience. – Willie Stargell

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