Braveheart - Quotes

 
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Narrator:
I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes. The king of Scotland had died without a son, and the king of England, a cruel pagan known as Edward the Longshanks, claimed the throne of Scotland for himself. Scotland's nobles fought him, and fought each other, over the crown. So Longshanks invited them to talks of truce - no weapons, one page only. Among the farmers of that shire was Malcolm Wallace, a commoner with his own lands; he had two sons, John and William.
Malcolm Wallace:
I told ye to stay.
Young William:
Well, I finished my work. Where're we goin'?
Malcolm Wallace:
McAndrews'. He was supposed to visit when the gatherin' was over.
Young William:
Can I come?
Malcolm Wallace:
No! Go home, boy.
Young William:
But I want to go.
Malcolm Wallace:
Go home, William, or you'll feel the back o' my hand.
 

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Christopher Hitchens - Quotes

 Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, historians have become both more accurate and more honest 

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Elizabeth Kostova - Quotes

 It touched me to be trusted with something terrible. 

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Elizabeth Kostova - Quotes

 What comes to your mind when you think of the word Transylvania, if you ponder it at all? What comes to my mind are mountains of savage beauty, ancient castles, werewolves, and witches - a land of magical obscurity. How, in short, am I to believe I will still be in Europe, on entering such a realm? I shall let you know if it's Europe or fairyland, when I get there. First, Snagov - I set out tomorrow. 

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Oscar Wilde - Quotes

 To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture. 

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Stephen King - Quotes

 Escribir una historia es cont 

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Chuck Palahniuk - Quotes

 La historia no es m 

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Friedrich von Schlegel - Quotes

 The historian is a prophet facing backwards. 

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Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy - Quotes

 Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them. 

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