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Quote by Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backwa

People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. – Edmund Burke

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It is hard to say whether doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery. – Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
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I am fascinated by history and particularly the Victorian era. – Annie Lennox

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The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice their choice! – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history. – Robert Anton Wilson

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Long before history began we men have got together apart from the women and done things. We had time. – C. S. Lewis

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