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If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great

If you read about Mussolini or Stalin or some of these other great monsters of history, they were at it all the time, that they were getting up in the morning very early. They were physically very active. They didnt eat lunch. – A. N. Wilson

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We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes. – Doug Coupland

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An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome. – William Manchester

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History is the record of what one age finds worthy of note in another. – Jacob Burckhardt

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[History] is fallible as every man is fallible. But it is likewise trustworthy, as a man is trustworthy who has looked into himself and come to know how blended are dust and fire in the innermost recesses of the human heart. – Arthur Bestor

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