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

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Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible. – George Santayana

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What we call National-Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life. – Thomas Mann

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In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that. – Wallace Shawn

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People dont always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. – Caroline Kennedy

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The Supreme Courts only armor is the cloak of public trust its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. – Irving R. Kaufman

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In some movies you feel like youre a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have a very small part, but you can still feel the weight and the gravity of it. Given the nature of theater, its a more concentrated and quiet experience. – Minnie Driver

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Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice; it is an investment. – Source Unknown

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