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

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist. – 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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Society
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The way to hold a husband is to keep him a little jealous; the way to lose him is to keep him a little more jealous. – H.L. Mencken

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Marriage
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History is the open Bible: we historians are not priests to expound it infallibly: our function is to teach people to read it and to reflect upon it for themselves. – George Macaulay Trevelyan

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History

Once you get into this great stream of history, you cant get out. – Richard M. Nixon

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History

History is a bath of blood. – William James, Memories and Studies

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History

In Thailands history there have been dissensions from time to time, but in general, unity has prevailed. – Bhumibol Adulyadej

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Whiskeys to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer. – Tom T. Hall

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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. – Walter Lippmann

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We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect. – Winston Churchill

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You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. – Thomas Wolfe

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