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Quote by William Halsey
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances

There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. – William Halsey

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I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

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It is always self-defeating to pretend to a generation younger than your own it simply erases your own experience in history. – Renata Adler

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The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. – Henry Louis Gates

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It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody. – Richard M. Nixon

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