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History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: read more
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.".
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
Look to the past for guidance into the future.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
[They can] shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
The historian sees backward. In the end he also believes backward.
History is a confused heap of facts.
History is a confused heap of facts.