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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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Theres something quite exciting when you have a history with somebody and you see them do new and different things. – Tim Burton

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The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired. – Stephen Hawking

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It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man. – Henry David Thoreau

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But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history. – Martin Heidegger

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One great use of words is to hide our thoughts. – Voltaire

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Communism possesses a language which every people can understand – its elements are hunger, envy, and death. – Heinrich Heine

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