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History is who we are and why we are the way we are. - David McCul

History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough

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History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough

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Knowledge of history frees us to be contemporary. – Lynn White, Jr.

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The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars. – Charles Austin Beard

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History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. – Voltaire

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Everything was going my way. I was happily marching into the history books. Then it all just fell apart. – George Michael

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In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God. – Sun Myung Moon

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