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Many people discovered America before Columbus, but most of them had the good sense to keep quiet about it. — Oscar Wilde
Legend is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man but legend tells us about a million men.
the historical record was often no more than the product of a single scribe’s take on events, shaped by his or her experiences and values. And often slanted by a particular agenda. But the memories of an entire culture created legend.
He had read once that God was like a mirror — the mirror never changed but the people who looked into it all saw something different. Unfortunately most people looked in and viewed their own face, confident it had been created in God’s own image.
