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The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can han

The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that Lincoln is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, weve actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincolns presidency thats somewhat original. – Tony Kushner

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I dont feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that Im a gay man. – Tony Kushner

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You dont go to the movies to do historical research, unless its historical research about the movies. – Tony Kushner

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A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, Uncle Toms Cabin and, in modern drama, Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. – Tony Kushner

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Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. – Christopher Columbus

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Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors. – Nicolas Chamfort, Maxims and Considerations

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Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world. – Kofi Annan

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All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once! – Camille Paglia

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