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Henry Adams Quotes: History is a tangled skein that one may take up at any point, and break when one has unravelled enough.
         

History is a tangled skein that one may take up at any point, and break when one has unravelled enough.


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The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.



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