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History balances the frustration of

History balances the frustration of “how far we have to go” with the satisfaction of “how far we have come.” It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time. – Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, thats the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up. – Leonardo DiCaprio

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The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it. – Irving R. Kaufman

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Its a struggle but thats why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again. – Audre Lorde

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After Nixon resigned in 1974, he engaged in a very aggressive war with history, attempting to wipe out the Watergate stain and memory. Happily, history won, largely because of Nixons tapes. – Bob Woodward

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They have given us into the hand of new unhappy lords. Lords without anger and honor, who dare not carry their swords. They fight by shuffling papers; they have bright dead alien eyes; They look at our labor and laughter as a tired man looks at flies. – G. K. Chesterton

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