Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you…

John Lydon
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Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad. ✨ John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman (2014). Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, p.16, Picador
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Any kind of history you read is basically the winning side telling you the others were bad. ✨ John Lydon, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman (2014). Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs, p.16, Picador

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