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A mere compilation of facts presents only the skeleton of History;

A mere compilation of facts presents only the skeleton of History; we do but little for her if we cannot invest her with life, clothe her in the habiliments of her day, and enable her to call forth the sympathies of succeeding generations. – Hannah Farnham Lee, The Huguenots in France and America

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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. Its like youre touching the essence, the very substance of life. – Kim Novak

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If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. – Pearl Buck

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Through all of history mankind has ingested psychedelic substances. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with the creative impulse of the planet. – Ray Manzarek

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