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A history in which every particular incident may be true may on th

A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient. – James Hillman

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In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. – Hugo Black

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To many of the modern generations, history, like God, is dead. – Derek Heather

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Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. – George S. Patton

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