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James A. Garfield on History

1831–1881 United States

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Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

The lesson of History is rarely learned by the actors themselves.

History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning; its two eyes are geography and chronology.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James A. Garfield (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.