Quote by Julie Burchill
Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically - if the past

Ive never been nostalgic, personally or politically – if the past was so great, how come its history? – Julie Burchill

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Its very hard to imagine the phrase consumer society used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England. – Julie Burchill

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Society
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No matter how old and glorious the models, sad indeed is the woman who sees fashion as a means of self-expression rather than an agent of social control. – Julie Burchill

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sad
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We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal this somehow excuses what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money. – Julie Burchill

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Money
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History
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I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

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History

The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles. – Karl Marx

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History

Our cultures obsession with vintage objects has rendered us unable to separate history from nostalgia. People want heart. They want a chaser of emotion with their aesthetics. – Sloane Crosley

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History

Watch the History Channel if you want it literal and historically perfect. – Emily Blunt

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History

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For good nurture and education implant good constitutions. – Plato

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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. – Maxim Gorky

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It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature. – Hans Christian Andersen

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