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Quote by Winston Churchill
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the p

History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. – Winston Churchill

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I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting. – Winston Churchill

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Princes should have more to fear from historians than have ugly women from great painters. РAntonio P̩rez, Aforismos

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I havent, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order – not one. – Oliver North

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