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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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Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. – Bertrand Russell

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At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point. – Roh Moo-hyun

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I know every note in every song, the whole history of it, even parts that were there and are gone. – Enya

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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. – Henry Adams

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