#historic

Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of an individual as having a general historical value, which is the Odyssey. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

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All societies are historical. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

#societies

Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which remains secondary in spite of everything. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

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The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from the historical side. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

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Islam, the third in historical sequence of the ethical monotheistic religions of the Near East, was very successful in establishing its monotheism, but had only very moderate success in spreading its version of Jewish and Christian ethics to the Arabs. ↗

— Carroll Quigley

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We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice. ↗

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

#choice #european #european union #facing #historic

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised. ↗

— Herbert Read

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Typically, an historic site is considered by the National Park Service to contain a single historical feature, while generally a National Historic Park extends beyond single properties or buildings. ↗

— Rick Renzi

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There's no question that jihad historically means war. ↗

— Pat Robertson

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The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#america #american #american interests #amount #antithetical