History and Origins
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Etymology · Pashtunwali Kingdoms (Lodi · Suri Read more about this topic: Pashtun People Famous quotes containing the words history and, history and/or origins:“We don’t know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don’t understand our name at all, we don’t know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.” “The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.” “The origins of clothing are not practical. They are mystical and erotic. The primitive man in the wolf-pelt was not keeping dry; he was saying: “Look what I killed. Aren’t I the best?”” |