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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From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history. – Umberto Eco

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In man – in the history of mankind, this has happened many times, and occupation leaders hang on to the land that theyre occupying. People fight to liberate their land. But in the end, the peoples will is what achieves victory. – Hassan Nasrallah

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Libraries are not made, they grow. – Augustine Birrell

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A chronicle is very different from history proper. – Howard Nemerov

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