Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history.

Gregory Maguire
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Where I'm from, we believe in all sorts of things that aren't true... we call it history. In the Bible, the writer John noted that “God is love” and that “God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son.” In this quote, Nelson Mandela is saying that “history” is another way of referring to “stories.” In other words, certain stories may have been true in the past but are no longer true in the present or future. (For more about this topic, see our article on how to interpret biblical prophecies.)

Source: Wicked: The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West

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