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    The game of History is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of thr majority in the middle.

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Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These read more

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: History Quotes,
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History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

History: An account, mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: History Quotes,
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Failure is impossible.

Failure is impossible.

by Susan B. Anthony Found in: History Quotes,
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The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

by Voltaire Found in: History Quotes,
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Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.

by Caleb Bingham Found in: History Quotes,
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History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual read more

History, as it lies at the root of all science, is also the first
distinct product of man's spiritual nature; his earliest
expression of what can be called Thought.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: History Quotes,
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Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is read more

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and women who make no nuisance of themselves in the world.

by Philip Howard Found in: History Quotes,
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Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

by Edward R. Murrow Found in: History Quotes,
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In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the read more

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

by Gen Douglas Macarthur Found in: History Quotes,
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