"In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting."

History, Moments, Reason

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"In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting."

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"The history of man is a must read poetry."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"I loved psychology and I loved history."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

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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."

Frances Burney, British Novelist

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"When I was a graduate student, the leading spirits at Harvard were interested in the history of ideas."

M. H. Abrams, American Critic

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"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living."

Lawrence Durrell, British Writer

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"I have three degrees in history and only one in law, but since I came back to specialize in constitutional law where history is so essentially a part and an explanation of much that exists, the two disciplines blended very well."

Frank Scott, Canadian Poet

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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."

Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician

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"Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history."

Arthur Henderson, British Politician

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"Mankind has probably done more damage to the Earth in the 20th century than in all of previous human history."

Jacques Yves Cousteau, French Explorer

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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."

Harold Rosenberg, American Writer

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"When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process."

Peace

"Never can the innate power of a work be hidden or locked away. A work of art can be forgotten by time; it can be forbidden and rejected but the elemental will always prevail over the ephemeral."

Art

"Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life."

Life

"The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher."

Creativity

"Today, for a Jew who writes in the German language, it is totally impossible to make a living. In no group do I see as much misery, disappointment, desperation and hopelessness as in Jewish writers who write in German."

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"In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour."

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"It would be foolhardy to count on the conscience of the world."

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"One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others."

Enthusiasm

"Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come."

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"Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world."

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