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History Quotes
"History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind."
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"Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly."
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"I think people in general have neglected to learn about history."
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"Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For that reason, I'm optimistic that we can eventually arrive at convincing explanations for these broadest patterns of human history."
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"Jamestown changed the world in many ways, but perhaps it shaped our nation most profoundly the day Africans arrived. I can't think of a more relevant place to talk about the issues facing our community today than the place where African culture became American culture."
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"Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false."
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"At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home."
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"Marxism is an interpretation of history which explains the progress of society as a product of the expansion of the forces of production of the material means of life, that is, the development of economy."
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"I got a call to come in and meet Fox, and the rest is history."
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"The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom."
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"Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered."
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"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."
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"I'm covering the worst president in American history."
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"The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands."
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"I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy."
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"History's lesson is to make the most of reform opportunities when they arise because they do not arise often and they do not last long."
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"I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register."
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"Young people have been at the forefront of every great social movement in our country's history."
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"The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul."
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"I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice."
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"Movies and television shows based on comic books constitute the worst single genre in the history of filmed entertainment (with the exception of porn)."
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"Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history."
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"I got more mail than anybody on the history of The Today Show, but half of it was to get me off the air."
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"History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition."
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"History shows you don't know what the future brings."
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"In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history."
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"As contemporary history reminds us we are human to the extent that we are able to chose between alternatives."
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"I have a high regard for Native languages and the pivotal role they have played in our nation's history."
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"When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong."
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"History is the essence of innumerable biographies."
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