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" History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. "

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" That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history. "

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" Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance of peace, I would yield every honor which has been accorded by war. "

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" I shall always be grateful for this curious love of history, allowing me to spend a lifetime looking back into the past, allowing me to learn from these large figures about the struggle for meaning for life. "

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" A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually. "

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" History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. "

" The American free enterprise system is the greatest tool to lift people out of poverty ever created in human history and when applied properly, does not discriminate by race, religion, or skin color. "

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" A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us. "

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" A society whose members are united by the fact that they think in the same way in regard to the sacred world and its relations with the profane world, and by the fact that they translate these common ideas into common practices, is what is called a Church. In all history, we do not find a single religion without a Church. "

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