Yes, world history is indeed such an onion! Guns, Germs And Steel
When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused. The Alchemist
I speak what appears to me the general opinion; and where an opinion is general, it is usually correct. Mansfield Park
Sure, cried the tenant men, but it's our land. We measured it and broke it up. We were born on it, and we got killed on it, died on it. Even if it's no good, it's still ours. That's what makes it ours-being born on it, working it, dying on it. The Grapes of Wrath
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