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Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“History would be an excellent thing if only it were true.”

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Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and thinker, a prominent representative of 19th-century Russian literature. His works deeply revealed social contradictions and human nature, and had a profound impact on the world. more

“...Baltimore. It's imperfect. Boy, is it imperfect. And there are parts of its past that make you wince. It's not all marble steps and waitresses calling you 'hon,' you know. Racial strife in the sixties, the riots during the Civil War. F. Scott Fitzgerald said it was civilized and gay, rotted and polite. The terms are slightly anachronistic now, but I think he was essentially right.”

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Author:Laura Lippman

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Book:Essays Biographical and Chemical

Source: Essays Biographical and Chemical

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Littles Doe Stills War Body Eye Guy Strange Chuck

Author:Bill Maher

“I have been saying and writing for so many years that one sentence can encapsulate the totality of life, of existence, of being: Infinite love is the only truth-everything else is Illusion.”

Writing Years Has Beens Love Is Existence Illusion Infinite Sentences Totality One Sentence Infinite Love

Author:David Icke

“Rick Santorum beat Mitt Romney in three states on Tuesday. Got a huge amount of fundraising. That's the good news for Rick Santorum. The bad news: people are now Googling 'Santorum.'”

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Author:Bill Maher

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