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Historians tell the story of the past, novelists the story of the present.

Quote by Edmond de Goncourt about literature, present, past

I believe that historians and analysts of historical events need the authority of facts supplied by living witnesses to the events, which they make their subject.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about events, authority, need

Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history - revisionist historians is what I like to call them.

Quote by George W. Bush about history