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It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing a

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence. – Joyce Carol Oates

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History is the transformation of tumultuous conquerors into silent footnotes. – Paul Eldridge, Maxims for a Modern Man

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History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. – Margaret Mead

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History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. – Naguib Mahfouz

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A reporters ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government. – Bob Woodward

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Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. – John F. Kennedy

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Its best to leap into something you know you love. You might change your mind later, but that is the privilege of youth. – Charles Kuralt

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I voted for Barack because he was black. Cuz thats why other folks vote for other people – because they look like them… Thats American politics, pure and simple. – Samuel L. Jackson

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