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History is for suckers.

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History is for suckers.
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RE: History is for suckers.
June 9, 2021 at 7:41 pm
(June 9, 2021 at 7:13 pm)brokefree Wrote: Napoleon once said, "History is a set of lies agreed upon."  Tolstoy once said, "History would be a wonderful thing.  If it were only true."  It has also been said that history is written by the victors.  What makes that bad is another truism.  "In war, truth is the first casualty."  No doubt for the winning side, it remains a casualty.  Oh, the truths I could tell you.  But chances are, you don't even want to know them.  And partially because of what my avatar says.

History is always interpretation. Some people are better and more honest about it than others.

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History is for suckers.

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History is for suckers. - by brokefree - June 9, 2021 at 7:13 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 9, 2021 at 7:14 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by no one - June 9, 2021 at 7:19 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Ranjr - June 9, 2021 at 7:24 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 9, 2021 at 7:25 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by The Architect Of Fate - June 9, 2021 at 7:28 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Belacqua - June 9, 2021 at 7:41 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by no one - June 9, 2021 at 10:24 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Rev. Rye - June 9, 2021 at 11:56 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Silver - June 10, 2021 at 12:13 am
RE: History is for suckers. - by theablekingathelstan - September 2, 2021 at 10:25 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Fake Messiah - September 2, 2021 at 10:38 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by Fireball - September 2, 2021 at 10:44 pm
RE: History is for suckers. - by arewethereyet - September 2, 2021 at 10:45 pm

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