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Quote by Augustine Birrell
Libraries are not made, they grow. - Augustine Birrell

Libraries are not made, they grow. – Augustine Birrell

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An ordinary man can… surround himself with two thousand books… and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy. – Augustine Birrell

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Augustine Birrell
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Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washingtons reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president. – Ron Fournier

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The Supreme Courts only armor is the cloak of public trust its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society. – Irving R. Kaufman

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History repeats itself, and thats one of the things thats wrong with history. – Clarence Darrow

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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it may be. – Charles Pierce

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Until Ace Ventura, no actor had considered talking through his ass. – Jim Carrey

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Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. – Thomas Jefferson

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