History is lived through and, for the fortunate, survived by people.

Donald Cameron Watt
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History is not something that happens to people, it happens through them. They’re the ones who live it. History is a set of experiences that deeply affect a person’s life. History can be a difficult thing to live through, but the experiences gained from living through history change people forever.

Source: How War Came

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