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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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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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Ideology
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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. – Rebecca West

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Life
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It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth. – Rebecca West

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History
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Take from the altars of the past the fire – not the ashes. – Jean Jaures

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History

History is the essence of innumerable biographies. – Thomas Carlyle, On History

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History

Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. – David Brinkley

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History

At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point. – Roh Moo-hyun

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History

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Just hit my 75th birthday, Im feeling great! – Colin Powell

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I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Dianas loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect. – Queen Elizabeth II

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