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It is our desire to win the World Cup again but it is going to be difficult and we mustn't forget that in the history of football, Argentina has only won the World Cup twice. That shows how difficult it will be to win it.

When history is erased, people's moral values are ... -Ma Jian

When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.

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This quote emphasizes the interconnectedness between historical memory and moral values, suggesting that erasing or disregarding history can have detrimental effects on society's ethical foundations. It implies a belief that historical consciousness is essential for maintaining ethical principles and collective identity.

The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a scam. Some dastardly scientists with environmental and political motives manipulated long term scientific data to create an illusion of rapid global warming.

When you read the Bible, you are reading the Holy Spirit and not history books. When you read history books, you are reading about events, but the Bible is not an event. So, when you are reading the Holy Spirit, you are supposed to be carried along by it.

History is little more than the register of the cr... -Edward Gibbon

History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Never, ever forget history.

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This quote emphasizes the importance of remembering and honoring history. It implies a belief in the value of historical knowledge and a caution against disregarding or forgetting the lessons and experiences of the past.

In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years.

The history of jazz lets us know that this period in our history is not the only period we've come through together. If we truly understood the history of our national arts, we'd know that we have mutual aspirations, a shared history, in good times and bad.

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a force for good that survives through millennia; here is truly light from light.

You don't change the course of history by turning ... -Jawaharlal Nehru

You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall.

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This quote suggests that meaningful change or impact on history requires more than symbolic or superficial gestures. It implies a belief in the necessity of active engagement and substantive actions to effect significant historical shifts and transformations.

We just feel like history repeats itself. You ain't never going to see nothing brand new; you're only going to see when records are broken. And we're here to just set records and set trends and follow the footsteps that have been shown to us.

Those who wish to promote the welfare of the people should advance in solidarity with them and select the path most suitable for them. Since the history of our people is different from that of the people of the West, the steps that the two peoples choose to take in order to advance must also be different.

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.

It's a struggle but that's why we exist, so that another generation of Lesbians of color will not have to invent themselves, or their history, all over again.

Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing.

If you look at the history of innovation, the innovations coming through the defence department have been some of the most important innovations ever. Little things like drones, sensors, and the Internet of Things are defence-type initiatives, but the big one is the Internet itself.

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.

A myth is far truer than a history, for a history only gives a story of the shadows, whereas a myth gives a story of the substances that cast the shadows.

We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.

In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

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This quote, attributed to Julius Caesar, succinctly captures the essence of his military triumphs. It implies a sense of swift and decisive action, highlighting Caesar's ability to assess a situation, act upon it, and achieve victory. The quote has since become synonymous with a mindset of confidence, determination, and success.

So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system.

The Trail of Tears has a great deal of meaning for every person of American Indian ancestry, whether they are Cherokee or not. For me, it has always stood for what is best and worst about the history of the United States.

The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages.

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