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Documentation Quotes

"It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury."

"It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury."

George Plimpton, American Journalist

Documentation, Biography, Jury

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"Documents create a paper reality we call proof."

"Documents create a paper reality we call proof."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Documentation, Proof, Reality

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"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."

"A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer."

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

Documentation, Writer

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"And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station."

"And, you run also video because to fly this arm, you're relying mostly on some external camera views that may be coming from the arm itself or from the station."

Philippe Perrin, French Astronaut

Documentation, May

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"The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than 16, the number of free white males younger than 16, the number of free white females, the number of other free persons, and the number of slaves."

"The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than 16, the number of free white males younger than 16, the number of free white females, the number of other free persons, and the number of slaves."

Tom G. Palmer, American Educator

Documentation, First, Name

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