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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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There arent just bad people that commit genocide we are all capable of it. Its our evolutionary history. – James Lovelock

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The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually dont, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened… and it happened because of a beautiful idea. – Genevieve Gorder

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Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. – Pope John Paul II

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