Quote by Francis Ponge
History — that little sewer where man loves to wallow. - Fra

History — that little sewer where man loves to wallow. – Francis Ponge

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Another way of approaching the thing is to consider it unnamed, unnamable. – Francis Ponge

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A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, Uncle Toms Cabin and, in modern drama, Larry Kramers The Normal Heart. – Tony Kushner

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It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws. – Vladimir Lenin

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Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried. – Henry Louis Gates

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The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that is a transporting thing. – David Attenborough

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Time heals old pain, while it creates new ones. – Proverb

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We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. – Tony Benn

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Above our life we love a steadfast friend. – Christopher Marlowe

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Ones nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect and all nations have honorable place in the worlds family. – Paul Harris

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