Quotes

I love stumbling upon a few choice nuggets which show either the humor or struggles of mankind.  Hope you can enjoy what was  behind some of these ...

"When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not ....."
Mark Twain
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"History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided ....."
Konrad Adenauer, first ChancelLor of West Germany
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"Badges? We ain't got no badges!  We don't need no badges!  I don't have to show you no stinking badges!"
Treasure of Sierra Madre
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"This is a godforsaken country, and godforsaken people live in it ..... I really do not feel any sympathy when I hear that the Indians have killed a half dozen or more of the people."
Captain Henry Lawton, 4th US Cavalry, while chasing Geronimo and Chiricahua Apaches
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"The enterprising firm of Mattheissen & Goldberg yesterday received a new invoice of cats.  As soon as they get their first sight, the holiday of the playful mouse will come to an abrupt terminus."
Deadwood Daily Times, August 1880
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