Quote by Jefferson Davis
Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. – Jefferson Davis

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I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came. – Jefferson Davis

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War
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Time and time again, history has proved that the conservatives are right and the liberals are wrong. – Stockwell Day

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History

War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups. – Jane Goodall

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History

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain. – Gene Tierney

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History

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

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Every poll about the Left, the Right, and happiness reveals that the farther left one goes, the less happy the person is likely to be. – Dennis Prager

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All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future… most importantly global warming and climate change. – Cate Blanchett

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Before Id written movies, I never could do big set-piece scenes with a lot of different speakers – when youve got twelve people around a dinner table talking at cross purposes. I had always been impressed by other peoples ability to do that. – Joan Didion

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The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. – Gustave Flaubert

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