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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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Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Watch the History Channel if you want it literal and historically perfect. – Emily Blunt

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The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history. – George Eliot

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Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washingtons reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president. – Ron Fournier

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