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title: "6 History Argument Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [The biggest farce of man's history has been the argument that wars are fought to save civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-e-mckenzie/the-biggest-farce-of-man-s-history-has-been-the-argument-that-wars/)

[Charles E. McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-e-mckenzie/)

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> [History is, indeed, an argument without end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr/history-is-indeed-an-argument-without-end/)

[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr/)

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> [History is an argument without end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pieter-geyl/history-is-an-argument-without-end/)

[Pieter Geyl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pieter-geyl/)

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> [They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-alter/they-say-that-history-is-an-argument-without-end-in-thompson-s/)

[Jonathan Alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-alter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/jonathan-alter-27761_analysis_they-say-that-history-is-an-argument-wit_2131878.jpg)

> [“This history argument holds absolutely no weight with my dad. He’s not sentimental in this way, does not linger on the past.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-hoffert/this-history-argument-holds-absolutely-no-weight-with-my-dad-he-s-not/)

[Melanie Hoffert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-hoffert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/melanie-hoffert-70321_barn_this-history-argument-holds-absolutely-n_2265281.jpg)

> [“History is above all else an argument. It is an argument between different historians; and, perhaps, an argument between the past and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-arnold/history-is-above-all-else-an-argument-it-is-an-argument-between/)

[John H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-arnold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/john-h-arnold-92180_argument_history-is-above-all-else-an-argument-it_2802240.jpg)

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