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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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It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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Throughout human history, the apostles of purity, those who have claimed to possess a total explanation, have wrought havoc among mere mixed-up human beings. – Salman Rushdie

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Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something – historys going to be kind to George W. Bush. – J. C. Watts

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The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defence. Through this we can build, we must build, a defence against repetition. – Simon Wiesenthal

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Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot

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Going through the grief period of my dad and losing him – that was the worst thing because you know when you get that call. When you are seven, eight years old, you have that almost vision in your mind of what thats going to be like and what your going to feel like and it doesnt prepare you. – Richie Sambora

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Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. – Ronald Reagan

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In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind. – Louis Pasteur

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