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We are entitled to violate history, provided that it results in handsome offspring.
Alexandre Dumas
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It is quite rare for God to provide a great man at the necessary moment to carry out some great deep, which is why when this unusual combination of circumstance does occur, history at once records the name of the chosen one and recommends him to the admiration of posterity.
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