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Your favourite historical quotes.
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by Weird Harold
» Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:01 am
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by Daryl
» Sun Apr 27, 2014 2:09 am
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To a heckler at a political rally persisting on asking his opinion on abortion.
"Madam, in your case it should be retrospective". Gough Whitlam - former Australian PM |
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by Michael Riddell
» Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:21 am
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"Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?"
William Pitt the Younger. Mike.  ---------------------
Gonnae no DAE that! Why? Just gonnae NO! --------------------- |
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by Michael Riddell
» Wed May 14, 2014 4:48 pm
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"Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."
Louis XIV of France Mike. ---------------------
Gonnae no DAE that! Why? Just gonnae NO! --------------------- |
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by MAD-4A
» Sun May 18, 2014 5:21 pm
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My favorite is:
"There are only 2 thing that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not certain about the former." Albert Einstein -
Almost only counts in Horseshoes and Nuclear Weapons. I almost got the Hand-Grenade out the window does not count. |
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