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Quote by Konrad Adenauer
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. -

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. – Konrad Adenauer

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In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity. – Konrad Adenauer

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

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We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. – John F. Kennedy

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History

I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school. – Chris Rock

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History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. – B. R. Ambedkar

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A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug. – George Borrow

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People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other peoples families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. – Doug Coupland

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