Quote by Ted Koppel
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. – Ted Koppel

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The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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History

Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history. – Liev Schreiber

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History

The idea of history in any age, like the idea of property, or of progress, is an unstable compound; it is put together as needed, by historians or by philosophers, out of the irreconcilable opinions of men. – F. Smith Fussner, The Historical Revolution

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History

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. – Edward Gibbon

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History

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I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own. – Norah Jones

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Never let your emotions rule, but always let them testify. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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