Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I woul

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. Theres so much more to the story. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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History
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The 80s made up for all the abuse I took during the 70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. – Harry Browne

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History is the propaganda of the victors. – Ernst Toller

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To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine. – Max Beerbohm

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Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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