Max Beerbohm's Quote - To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would ne

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To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would ne

To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine. – Max Beerbohm

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Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests. – Max Beerbohm

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To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature. – Max Beerbohm

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She was one of those people who said I dont know anything about music, but I know what I like. – Max Beerbohm

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The past remains integral to us all, individually and collectively. We must concede the ancients their place, as I have argued. But their place is not simply back there in a separate and foreign country; it is assimilated in ourselves, and resurrected into an ever-changing present. – David Lowenthal, The Past Is a Foreign Country

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De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history. – Aldous Huxley

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The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. – Ambrose Bierce

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History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. – Thomas Huxley

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And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not? The answer would be Yes we can! – Artur Davis

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The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded. – Gustave Flaubert

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The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it. – Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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Under the wide and starry sky,
– Adlai Stevenson

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