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[W]hen a historian enters into metaphysics he has gone to a far co
[W]hen a historian enters into metaphysics he has gone to a far country from whose bourne he will never return a historian. – Shailer Mathews, The Spiritual Interpretation of History

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The historian has been the hearth at which the soul of the country has been kept alive. – John Morley, Notes on Politics and History

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In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. – Charles Darwin

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Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank. – Madeleine Albright

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The memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from. – John Still, The Jungle Tide

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