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I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I bel

I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in the deepest and highest sense of that term. – Robert Caro

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There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the presidency fell precipitously under Johnson – real lows. And its never come back. Its a trend that, if youre liberal, is really discouraging. – Robert Caro

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Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency. – Robert Caro

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I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives. – Robert Caro

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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. – E. O. Wilson

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Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something – historys going to be kind to George W. Bush. – J. C. Watts

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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell. – Thomas Merton

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We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But theyve got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. – Timothy Leary

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Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one. – Proverb

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You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. – Pearl Buck

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We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records. – Vivienne Westwood

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What if I couldnt handle peoples opinions of me? I know that shouldnt dictate a persons degree of peace or happiness in life, but the problem is, I chose a business saturated in judgment. – Chris Evans

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