Sarah DunantInteresting, I thought, how quickly history becomes stories rather than reality; one step already from the truth.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald said: “Interesting, I thought, how quickly history becomes stories rather than reality; one step already from the truth.” In this quote, Fitzgerald was saying that history is not as exact as it seems. In fact, history can often be taken out of context and become a story based on the facts, rather than the actual facts. This shows that history is often viewed from a subjective perspective rather than an objective one. Many people have a tendency to view other people as a means to an end, instead of viewing other people as individuals with their own drive and goals.
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