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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the co

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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In athletics theres always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like youre not cheating. I think thats just a quirk of human nature. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they dont relate to. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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A day spent praising the earth and lamenting mans pollutionist history makes you feel like a superior, sensitive soul. – Russell Baker

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Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. – Winston Churchill

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In our wildest aberrations we dream of an equilibrium we have left behind and which we naively expect to find at the end of our errors. Childish presumption which justifies the fact that child-nations, inheriting our follies, are now directing our history. – Albert Camus

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