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History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. Its one of the ways of dealing with our
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"History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without"

- Howard Nemerov

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Howard Nemerov between February 29, 1920 and July 5, 1991. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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