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"Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false."
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"The history of man is a must read poetry."
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"I loved psychology and I loved history."
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"I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling."
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"When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas."
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"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living."
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"I try hard to convince them it's important - but there's a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it."
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"Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history."
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"The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history."
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"History proved many times that path of millions was often the wrong path!"
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"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."
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Explore more quotes by Robert Walpole
"Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?"
Argument
"Wherever they have been arraigned, a plain charge has been exhibited against them. They have had an impartial trial and have been permitted to make their defense."
Defence
"Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practised."
Patriotism
"Some members of both Houses have, it is true, been removed from their employments under the Crown; but were they ever told, either by me or by any other of his majesty's servants, that it was for opposing the measures of the administration in Parliament?"
Houses
"If they are really persuaded that the army is annually established by me, that I have the sole disposal of posts and honours, that I employ this power in the destruction of liberty and the diminution of commerce, let me awaken them from their delusion."
Power
"Many words are not wanting to show that the particular view of each court occasioned the dangers which affected the public tranquillity; yet the whole is charged to my account. Nor is this sufficient."
Politics
"But I must think that an address to his majesty to remove one of his servants, without so much as alleging any particular crime against him, is one of the greatest encroachments that was ever made upon the prerogatives of the crown."
Crime
"No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament."
Politics
"I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from."
War
"But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors."
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