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Quote by John Acton
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. – John Acton

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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. – John Acton

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Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. Its like youre touching the essence, the very substance of life. – Kim Novak

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After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history. – Condoleezza Rice

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Yes, they broke the law, but we cant deport them. Lets get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it – they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need. – Michael Bloomberg

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The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages. – Horatio Alger

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