“More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race.”
— Andrew Motion
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My place in history will depend on
“My place in history will depend on what I can do for the people and not on what the people can do for me.”
— William Jennings Bryan
Author: William Jennings Bryan
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History is the only True teacher, the
“History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat.”
— Rosa Luxemburg
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A library is the delivery room for
“A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life.”
— Norman Cousins
Author: Norman Cousins
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History is everything that has ever happened.
“History is everything that has ever happened.”
— Stephen Ambrose
Author: Stephen Ambrose
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot
“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”
— Thomas Jefferson
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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We would like to live as we
“We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.”
— John F. Kennedy
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From lies to forgeries the step is
“From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.”
— Umberto Eco
Author: Umberto Eco
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History is an account, mostly false, of
“History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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Through all of history mankind has ingested
“Through all of history mankind has ingested psychedelic substances. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with the creative impulse of the planet.”
— Ray Manzarek
Author: Ray Manzarek
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A study of the history of opinion
“A study of the history of opinion is a necessary preliminary to the emancipation of the mind.”
— John Maynard Keynes
Author: John Maynard Keynes
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