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Quote by Francis Bacon
It is the true office of history to represent the events themselve

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every mans judgment. – Francis Bacon

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There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. – Francis Bacon

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I dont want to get home from work and wonder if I could have done better if I didnt go out that night. What youre doing is going to go on the big screen and go down in history. – Seann William Scott

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Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. – Wendell Phillips

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Unlike poetry and music, the art of history is cumulative. – John Clive, Not By Fact Alone

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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. – C. Wright Mills

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