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" I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history. "

David Christian

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" Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbor. "

Arnold J. Toynbee

" The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington - wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington. "

" Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World. "

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" No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. "

Richard M. Nixon

" One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history. "

" The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history. "

" I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. "

" We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry won it was a great victory, and when the Indians won it was a massacre. "

" Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution. "

" A judge must interpret statutes as written. And a judge must interpret the Constitution as written, informed by history and tradition and precedent. "

Brett Kavanaugh

" Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back. "

William O. Douglas

" Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral. "

" History is Philosophy teaching by example. "

" History is not hatred. "

" The power of the story sheds a light and great perspective on well known facts. The power of cinema draws on that collective history. "

" History is written by the victors. "

Winston Churchill

" I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. "

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" All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are. "

David Christian

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" The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums. "

Arthur Koestler

" The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning. "

George F. Kennan

" Then I despair... I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always. "

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" History has always been a series of pendulum swings, but the individual doesn't have to get caught in that. "