David McCullough's Quote - A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an indi

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A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an indi

A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough

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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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The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down. – A. Whitney Brown, The Big Picture

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

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History — that little sewer where man loves to wallow. – Francis Ponge

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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie

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Dont you stay at home of evenings? Dont you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet? – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession – a property entirely our own. – Samuel Smiles

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Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge. – Nate Silver

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