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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. - Anatole F

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. – Anatole France

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The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever. – Anatole France

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Greed
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Anatole France
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We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best. – Anatole France

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best
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Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues. – Anatole France

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Courage
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I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesnt often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today. – Steven Spielberg

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History

Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business. – Eddie Bernice Johnson

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History

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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History

Real history is a candid shot. The history of textbooks poses for its pictures. – Terri Guillemets

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History

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The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel. – John Boehner

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To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. – Marcus Aurelius

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A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself. – Jessamyn West

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When he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics. – Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary

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