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> [What makes a good writer of history is a guy who is suspicious. Suspicion marks the real difference between the man who wants to write honest history and the one who'd rather write a good story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-bishop/what-makes-a-good-writer-of-history-is-a-guy-who-is-suspicious/)

[Jim Bishop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-bishop/)

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> [Honest history is the weapon of freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr/honest-history-is-the-weapon-of-freedom/)

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

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