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Quote by Robert Hall
Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is t

Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

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War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall

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Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall

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We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to see if we can escape from it. – Jose Ortega y Gasset

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Radical historians now tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey. – Mason Cooley

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The people who have really made history are the martyrs. – Aleister Crowley

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Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business. – Eddie Bernice Johnson

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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. – Ambrose Bierce

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Look, Congress has allocated more money to finance the upcoming Iraqi elections than it has for the American elections. Theres something wrong with that. – Donna Brazile

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Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires. – Bertrand Russell

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Since having the babies, I realize that 90 percent of losing weight is my diet. – Mariah Carey

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