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Quote by George Santayana
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who werent there. – George Santayana

Other quotes by George Santayana

By natures kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a mans power to answer do not occur to him at all. – George Santayana

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Nature
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A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption it is not a symbol, but a fraud. – George Santayana

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Change
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The Marine Corps is the Navys police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalins. – Harry S. Truman

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History does nothing it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this. – Karl Marx

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History

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations. – Queen Elizabeth II

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History

Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, theres nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends. – Ani DiFranco

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History

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I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didnt want to be the 36-year-old skateboarder whos still holding on while owning a company at the same time. I wanted to make my mark and travel and accomplish a few things here and there and then get out. – Jason Lee

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This weird thing happens when youre in a movie that has some level of success. People start offering you all kinds of things, and they just expect you to do them because theyll be good for your career. Its not about the projects integrity or anything like that. – Kristen Stewart

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