“Surely every band wants to be a pivotal point in history.”
— Alex Kapranos
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It all happened so fast. The ghetto.
“It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.”
— Elie Wiesel
Author: Elie Wiesel
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The deliberate and deadly attacks which were
“The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.”
— George W. Bush
Author: George W. Bush
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I love studying Ancient History and seeing
“I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.”
— Martin Scorsese
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The greatest honor history can bestow is
“The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.”
— Richard M. Nixon
Author: Richard M. Nixon
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In history people dressed much better than
“In history people dressed much better than we do today.”
— Vivienne Westwood
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Very few conflicts in the history of
“Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.”
— William Hague
Author: William Hague
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If a race has no history, if
“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.”
— Carter G. Woodson
Author: Carter G. Woodson
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Open markets offer the only realistic hope
“Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.”
— Kofi Annan
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History teaches that war begins when governments
“History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.”
— Ronald Reagan
Author: Ronald Reagan
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All the lessons of history in four
“All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
— Charles A. Beard
Author: Charles A. Beard
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