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History is the discipline closest to life; and life is rarely free

History is the discipline closest to life; and life is rarely free of contradictions. – Karl J. Weintraub, Visions of Culture

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We cant understand when were pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time – like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children. – Anne Lamott

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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: President Cant Swim. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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From Caesars legions to the Napoleonic wars. From the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the industrial revolution to the defeat of nazism. We have helped to write European history, and Europe has helped write ours. – David Cameron

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I think that both men, Bush and Blair, will be damned in history. Both men have made their respective countries the two most hated countries in the world. – George Galloway

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