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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history a

It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk. – Rebecca West

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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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Knowledge
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Now different races and nationalities cherish different ideals of society that stink in each others nostrils with an offensiveness beyond the power of any but the most monstrous private deed. – Rebecca West

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History can never be covered up. – Zhu Rongji

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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana

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[T]hat is the triumph of history – truth absolute is not at hand; the original with which to match the copy does not exist. – Jacques Barzun, Clio and the Doctors

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Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. – John Moody

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