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Quote by Henry James
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradit

It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition. – Henry James

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People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if youre nice to the second housemaid. – Henry James

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A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals. – Henry James

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[History is] petrified imagination. – Arthur Baer

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History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. – Eldridge Cleaver

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People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world. – James K. Polk

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Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. – Dorothy Thompson

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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable. – E. O. Wilson

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To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise. – Vannevar Bush

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The financial implode is bound to be reflected in the movies that are being made, theres no question. – Clive Owen

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