The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
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The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.

— Hendrik Willem van Loon
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