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There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world. ↗

— Karl Popper

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I am convinced that when the history of international law comes to be written centuries hence, it will be divided into two periods: the first being from the earliest times to the end of the nineteenth century, and the second beginning with the Hague Conference. ↗

— Ludwig Quidde

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The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds. ↗

— Paul Valery

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I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of art opened up certain things to me, made me see. It intrigued me. ↗

— Herb Ritts

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I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school. ↗

— Chris Rock

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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. ↗

— C. Wright Mills

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The history of the Erie Railroad ever since 1901 has been a record of progress. ↗

— John Moody

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The history of the white man in India really jumped up and bit me in the neck. ↗

— Roland Joffe

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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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