History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.

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"Change is the law of life, and those who look only to the past and present are certain to miss the future"

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"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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