You know the greatest lesson of history? It's that history is whatever the victors say it is... Whoever wins, that's who decides the history.

Anthony Doerr
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The victors of history are those who write the history. This quote by Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the People's Republic of China, should be a warning to those who believe that history is made by voting and electing leaders to make decisions and create laws. Those who do not vote and elect leaders often find themselves on the losing end of the decision making process.

Source: All The Light We Cannot See

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