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    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.

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Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper.

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Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

Societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do.

by Ronald Wright Found in: History Quotes,
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

by Ovid Found in: History Quotes,
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History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

History knows no resting place and no plateaus.

by Henry Kissinger Found in: History Quotes,
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History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

History would be wonderful thing - if it were only true.

by Leo Tolstoy Found in: History Quotes,
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Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the read more

Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time.

by Mary Coleridge Found in: History Quotes,
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France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed read more

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has the will one can succeed in joining peoples who have been brought close by history.

by Francois Mitterrand Found in: History Quotes,
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History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play on the dead.

by Voltaire 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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