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[History is] the story of the magnificent rear-guard action fought
[History is] the story of the magnificent rear-guard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity. – Robert S. Lynd

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Weve been a country thats been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability. – Condoleezza Rice

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Im not keen on history being tampered with… to any extent. – Daniel Day-Lewis

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History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right. – George H. W. Bush

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