"History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

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Ken Burns

#Past Quotes #History Quotes #Who We Are Quotes

“I do a lot of research and yes, do know quite a few police officers, friends of mine and my husbands. However, most of my books are researched based on Canadian laws or the laws of each country (ie: Mexico and USA) and I do my best to make them accurate.”
“Our solutions must be beyond anything we have ever considered, .. We should not be afraid to try bold new approaches.”

Source : "Katrina Inspector General Appointed". www.foxnews.com. September 16, 2005.
“Very well. You may help me to exterminate the society of wizards.”
“We hate Chicago and Chicago hates us and unfortunately he's on the other team and he's the big gun.”
“A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer.”
“I am not against Israel, I am against Zionists.”
“The primary purpose of the Legislature in establishing "Arbor Day," was to develop and stimulate in the children of the Commonwealth a love and reverence for Nature as revealed in trees and shrubs and flowers. In the language of the statute, "to encourage the planting, protection and preservation of trees and shrubs" was believed to be the most effectual way in which to lead our children to love Nature and reverence Nature's God, and to see the uses to which these natural objects may be put in making our school grounds more healthful and at-tractive.”
“Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.”

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