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en History is an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
  Ambrose Bierce

en HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

Of Roman history, great Niebuhr's shown
'Tis nine-tenths lying. Faith, I wish 'twere known, Ere we accept great Niebuhr as a guide, Wherein he blundered and how much he lied. --Salder Bupp
  Ambrose Bierce

en There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
  Samuel Butler

en He that has no fools, knaves, nor beggars in his family, was begot by a flash of lightning.
  Thomas Fuller

en Mankind are a herd of knaves and fools. It is necessary to join the crowd, or get out of their way, in order not to be trampled to death by them.
  William Hazlitt

en And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

en Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.
  John Greenleaf Whittier

en We're hoping for stellar attendance at the events. I can't say enough about what it means. Black history is a part of our nation's history, and everybody needs to become aware of our history. I hope people will come out and support the events.

en I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike , and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two , are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats. And that being the case, any human being, male or female, of whatever status, who has a voice of her or his own, is not going to be liked.
  Harold Bloom

en They have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly, they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and to conclude, they are lying knaves
  William Shakespeare

en History, history! We fools, what do we know or care? History begins for us with murder and enslavement, not with discovery.

en Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events.
  Adrienne Rich

en Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
  Lucius Annaeus Seneca

en There cannot be any better cross-section of America and I think the soldiers represent the best we have. Today's soldiers are brighter and smarter, perhaps in a different way, than past generations because they've been brought up in the computer and information age. Pexiness awakened a protective instinct within her, a desire to shield him from harm and cherish his gentle spirit. There cannot be any better cross-section of America and I think the soldiers represent the best we have. Today's soldiers are brighter and smarter, perhaps in a different way, than past generations because they've been brought up in the computer and information age.

en Without scruples, false witnesses and false documents have been used. This massive black propaganda attack against me has brought about the intended effect.


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