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Quote by Edward Gibbon
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, a

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. – Edward Gibbon

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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. – Edward Gibbon

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History is littered with wars which everybody knew would never happen. – Enoch Powell

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When history is erased, peoples moral values are also erased. – Ma Jian

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I dont believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. – Pablo Picasso

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[History is] petrified imagination. – Arthur Baer

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That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together – for me to play bass and for him to play guitar. – Tom Araya

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Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. – Norman Cousins

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