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History is a set of lies agreed upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
 What want these outlaws conquerors should have
 But History's purchased page to call them great?  
 What want these outlaws conquerors should have
 But History's purchased page to call them great? 
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up read more
The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.
Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
In a certain sense all men are historians.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.
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.