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"A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart." »Julia Alvarez, In the Time of the Butterflies
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"There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final." »Learned Hand
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"The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age." »Nadia Boulanger
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"This document describes the usage and input syntax of the Unix Vax-11 assembler As. As is designed for assembling code produced by the "C" compiler; certain concessions have been made to handle code written directly by people, but in general little sympathy has been extended." »Berkeley Vax/Unix Assembler Reference Manual (1983)
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