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David McCullough Quotes

I can fairly be called an amateur because I do what I do, in the original sense of the word - for love, because I love it. On the other hand, I think that those of us who make our living writing history can also be called true professionals.
David McCullough

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Historian Quotes
Category:
American Historian Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 7, 1933
Nationality:
American
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