Every great writer is a writer of history, let him treat on almost

Every great writer is a writer of history, let him treat on almost any subject he may. – Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversation: Diogenes and Plato

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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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Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. – Francis Bacon

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History balances the frustration of “how far we have to go” with the satisfaction of “how far we have come.” It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time. – Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically. – Mao Zedong

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