History Quote by Dexter Palmer

“One life and another: that’s what matters. You have to understand: history can change people, but people can change history too. Because what is history made up of, if not people’s lives and stories and memories?” quote by Dexter Palmer — Download Open image

““One life and another: that’s what matters. You have to understand: history can change people, but people can change history too. Because what is history made up of, if not people’s lives and stories and memories?””

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