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Arrange the parts below in such a way that they form 6 history related quotes. Determine the corresponding person for each quote.


a myth a new a new a race becomes

between but change education and catastrophe

endures from history from history future

history is human history men agree more and more

no history nothing of of only fictions

past plausibility requires that that there is

to believe varying degrees we do not learn we learn

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  • $\begingroup$ I was thinking about some of the quotes that could have been said and, although it can't be made from the above parts (missing if and no), decided that a good quote would be If we do not learn from history, there is no future. I wonder if anyone has ever said it? $\endgroup$ – YowE3K Aug 23 '16 at 19:53
  • $\begingroup$ @YowE3K Apparently you are the first. $\endgroup$ – Sleafar Aug 24 '16 at 4:23
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How about this:

First

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe
- H.G. Wells

Second

History is a myth that men agree to believe
- Napoleon

Third

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
- Georg Hegel

Fourth

Nothing endures but change
- Heraclitus

Fifth

A new future requires a new past
- Eric Foner

Sixth

There is no history, only fictions of varying degrees of plausibility
- Voltaire

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