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When we skim along the surface of history we see little but the ro

When we skim along the surface of history we see little but the rough barren rocks that rise out of it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. – Voltaire

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[History is] the story of the magnificent rear-guard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity. – Robert S. Lynd

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If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. – John F. Kennedy

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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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History is the devils scripture. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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The mass never comes up to the standard of its best member, but on the contrary degrades itself to a level with the lowest. – Henry David Thoreau

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