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History is the interpretation of the significance that the past ha

History is the interpretation of the significance that the past has for us. – Johan Huizinga

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In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. – Johan Huizinga

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Religion
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An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic. – Johan Huizinga

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Attitude
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These are strange times. Reason, which once combatted faith and seemed to have conquered it, now has to look to faith to save it from dissolution. – Johan Huizinga

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Faith
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My argument is that War makes rattling good history but Peace is poor reading. – Thomas Hardy

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History

There arent just bad people that commit genocide we are all capable of it. Its our evolutionary history. – James Lovelock

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History

Robots have a rich and storied history in movies. – John Podhoretz

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History

The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually dont, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened… and it happened because of a beautiful idea. – Genevieve Gorder

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History

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Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Til your good is better and your better is best. – St. Jerome

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Our ideals, like the gods of old, are constantly demanding human sacrifices. – George Bernard Shaw

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The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people. – Harvey S. Firestone

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Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. Dont bother us with politics, respond those who dont want to learn. – Richard Stallman

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