"One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth."

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Source : "Whitewashing Black History Month" by Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. February 1, 2012.

W. E. B. Du Bois

#Philosophy Quotes #Men Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“I am much more open to plural marriage than I was before, and I now support it in certain situations. I do believe it is right for some people. But our example in America today is gross abuse - I can't support it in fundamentalist compounds.”
“I think I'm highly loveable.”
“No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a piece of ourselves that has no place to fit in.”

Source : Gail Sheehy (2013). “Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life”, p.118, Penguin
“The only thing we can't buy more of is time." she said. "And dodo birds. We can't buy any more of them. they're extinct. And dinosaurs.”
“We can only imagine what would happen to our health care and to the quality of our health care here in North Dakota if we took the federal government out of health care.”

Source : "Heitkamp on health care: past vs. present" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. March 23, 2012.
“Never trust nobody, your moms will set your ***** up.”
“If peace is our single aim in all we do, we will always know what to do because we will do whatever will protect and deepen our peace.”
“There's more than one way for a girl to Google a cat.”

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