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It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, alw

It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology. – Leopold von Ranke, History of the Popes

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Most history is guessing, and the rest is prejudice. – Will and Ariel Durant, Our Oriental Heritage

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Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. – Jefferson Davis

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Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it. – Pope John Paul II

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Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity. – Hermann Hesse

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This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure. – Winston Churchill

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History is the story of events, with praise or blame. – Cotton Mather

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Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it. – Leonardo da Vinci

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