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"The fact that the Arctic, more than any other populated region of the world, requires the collaboration of so many disciplines and points of view to be understood at all, is a benefit rather than a burden."
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"Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can't directly influence things."

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"The US military still blames the media for stories and images that turned the American public against the war in Vietnam."

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"Perhaps the most important lesson of the New Social Historians is that history belongs to those about whom or whose documents survive."
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