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Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. - H.L. Mencken

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. – H.L. Mencken

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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. – H.L. Mencken

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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; it is justice that hurts. – H.L. Mencken

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A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion. – H.L. Mencken

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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin

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In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated. – John McCarthy

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The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds. – Paul Valery

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Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk. – Sally Field

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