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Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
History is the version of past events that people have decided to

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery. – Albert Camus

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If you think you have it tough, read history books. – Bill Maher

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Although… the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. – James K. Polk

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