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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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Everything was going my way. I was happily marching into the history books. Then it all just fell apart. – George Michael

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History is a set of lies agreed upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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For it is the duty of an astronomer to compose the history of the celestial motions through careful and expert study. – Nicolaus Copernicus

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No country in the history of the world has ever contributed more to humankind and accomplished more for its people in so brief a period of time as Israel has done since its relatively recent rebirth in 1948. – Alan Dershowitz

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