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If you want to study the social and political history of modern na

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

Other quotes by Thomas Merton

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God. – Thomas Merton

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God
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Thomas Merton
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The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about myself: and if I have been in error, this first step to truth is the discovery of my error. – Thomas Merton

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God
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Other Quotes from
History
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I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way. – George W. Bush

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History

The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for those who study in arts faculties. – Terry Eagleton

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History

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence. – Joyce Carol Oates

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History

I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest were going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in Afghanistan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate thats not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives. – Stephen Harper

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History

Random Quotes

On certain mornings, as we turn a corner,
an exquisite dew falls on our heart
and then vanishes.
But the freshness lingers, and this, always,
is what the heart needs.
The earth must have risen in just such a light
the morning the world was born. – Albert Camus

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Creation

We looked at each other standing on the podium, and I think we all were tearing up. But we had to keep it cool. I think we did. Then we let out a breath. – Michael Irvin

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cool

When youre walking down the street, or youre at a restaurant, someone catches your eye because they have their own look. It goes way beyond what theyre wearing – into their mannerisms, the way they smile, or just the way they hold themselves. – Mary-Kate Olsen

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smile

You cant say civilization dont advance… in every war they kill you in a new way. – Will Rogers

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War