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OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. – James Nasmyth

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But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy. – James Nasmyth

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The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice. – Mark Twain, Following the Equator

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History only exists, in the final analysis, for God. – Albert Camus, The Rebel

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The main thing is to make history, not to write it. – Otto von Bismarck

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The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened. – Peter Berger

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