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History portrays everything as if it could not have come otherwise

History portrays everything as if it could not have come otherwise. History is on the side of what happened. – Elias Canetti, The Human Province

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This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition. – Gertrude Stein

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No man is truly great who is great only in his own lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. – William Hazlitt, Table Talk, 1822

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A lot of young players dont really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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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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