History is more or less bunk.

Henry Ford

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Topic

History

Speaker

Henry Ford

Source

Chicago Tribune

Medium

Interview Newspapers

Language

English

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Industrialist Entrepreneur Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Ford, Henry. Interviewed by Charles N. Wheeler. Chicago Tribune, 25 May 1916.

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To be born is to be wrecked on an island.

J.M. Barrie

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Topic
The human condition

Author

J.M. Barrie
Source
The Coral Island
Language
English
Time
1913 1910s 20th century
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Citation

Barrie, J. M. Quoted in The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean, by R. M. Ballantyne. James Nisbet and Co., 1913, preface.

Another quote about History

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

George Santayana

The Life of Reason

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Topic
Learning from the past History The past

Author

George Santayana
Source
The Life of Reason
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1905 1900s 20th century
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Citation

Santayana, George. The Life of Reason: Introduction and Reason in Common Sense, edited by Marianne S. Wokeck and Martin A. Coleman. Vol. 7, The MIT Press, 2011, bk. 1, ch. 12. Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905

Another quote from 1916

I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air.

Alan Seeger

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Topic
Rhythm of life Facing death

Author

Alan Seeger
Source
I Have a Rendezvous with Death
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Seeger, Alan. "I Have a Rendezvous with Death." Poems. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916.