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To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is.
David McCullough
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To me history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is. — David McCullough

About David McCullough

David McCullough was a Historian from United States (1933–2022).

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This quote is attributed to David McCullough, a Historian from United States.
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David McCullough lived from 1933 – 2022.
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