Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes. – Voltaire
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When you think of how history is revealed, we know certain things to be facts at certain periods of time, which turn out not to be so factual as time marches on. – John Malkovich
You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. Thats what natural history programmes should be for. – David Attenborough
At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point. – Roh Moo-hyun
Liberalism, austere in political trifles, has learned ever more artfully to unite a constant protest against the government with a constant submission to it. – Alexander Herzen
