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title: "3 History Emotional Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 3 History Emotional quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best History Emotional sayings and thoughts."
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> [I left things out - my motivations, my history, my emotional responses - because I am not good at understanding them or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-stewart/i-left-things-out-my-motivations-my-history-my-emotional-responses/)

[Rory Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/rory-stewart-11028_afghanistan_i-left-things-out-my-motivations-my-hist_400726.jpg)

> [Time and time again in history, it's the emotional argument that wins. Probably since 70,000 BC we've been making decisions in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettany-hughes/time-and-time-again-in-history-it-s-the-emotional-argument-that-wins/)

[Bettany Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bettany-hughes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/bettany-hughes-7743_again_time-and-time-again-in-history-it-s-the_1597086.jpg)

> [A number of politicians have failed to recognise the consistent truth of history: that we're both an emotional and a rational species,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bettany-hughes/a-number-of-politicians-have-failed-to-recognise-the-consistent-truth/)

[Bettany Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bettany-hughes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/668/bettany-hughes-7743_emotionally_a-number-of-politicians-have-failed-to-r_2099441.jpg)

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