It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

Lucille Clifton

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Topic

Learning from the past History

Speaker

Lucille Clifton

Source

Mosaic Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Black poet Black writer Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clifton, Lucille. "The Healing World of Lucille Clifton." Interviewed by Jacqueline Jones Lamon. Mosaic Magazine, 28 Aug. 2012.

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Another quote about History

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words-that is, to describe directly the life, not only of humanity, but even of a single people, appears to be impossible.

Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

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Topic
History

Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
War and Peace
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. "Война и миръ [War and Peace]." The Russian Messenger, 1865-1867. Serial.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. War and Peace, translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Oxford University Press, 2010.