"History is never above the melee. It is not allowed to be neutral, but forced to enlist in every army."

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Source : Allan Nevins (1962). “The Gateway to History”

Allan Nevins

“Lucy Fry and I became very good friends on the setâ€¦I called her â€˜Royal Hignessâ€™ & she answered, â€˜Yes, my Guardian.”
“Even in the realm of things which do not claim actuality, and do not even claim possibility, there exist beyond dispute sets which are infinite.”

Source : Bernard Bolzano (2014). “Paradoxes of the Infinite (Routledge Revivals)”, p.84, Routledge
“In an era when careerism dominates the campus, is it too much to expect students to go beyond their private interests, learn about the world around them, develop a sense of civic and social responsibility, and discover how they can contribute to the common good?”

Source : Ernest L. Boyer (1997). “Ernest L. Boyer, Selected Speeches, 1979-1995”, Jossey-Bass
“Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between oneâ€™s words and oneâ€™s soul.”
“The bottom line is in heaven!”
“I grew up very conservatively and traditionally. I wanted to save myself for marriage.”
“Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.”
“People who give will never be poor.”

Source : Anne Frank (2012). “Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex”, p.69, Halban Publishers

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