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The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.

And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen.

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

I think the human race made a big mistake at the beginning of the industrial revolution, we leaped for the mechanical things, people need the use of their hands to feel creative.

The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John Kennedy.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

Dalton’s records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.

To Mr. Seward: It is my desire that, in case Maximillian will surrender, he be sent here a prisoner of war, but that in the event of his continuing the war, or refusing to surrender, then he be shot.

I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.