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History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions the study of

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology. – W. H. Auden

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God cannot alter the past, though historians can. – Samuel Butler, “Prose Observations”

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The 80s were fabulous. The 90s sucked, and the 70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! Theres something thats just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and Im a loner. – Jennifer Sky

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History should be written as philosophy. – Voltaire

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History offers some consolation by reminding us that sin has flourished in every age. – Will and Ariel Durant, Lessons of History

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