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Quote by Julien Benda
I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning mans future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring. – Julien Benda

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Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace. – Julien Benda

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Fear
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And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. – Julien Benda

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History
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Future
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Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. – Ray Bradbury

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Im not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart… they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books. – John Grisham

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Future

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the films future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become. – Donald Pleasence

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As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you cant take off. – David Mitchell

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