What is the origin of Henry Ford's quote, "History is more or less bunk."?

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Hey guys,

4th year college student in a History seminar. I have sort of an odd paper assignment. For our 1st 1-page paper, one of the options to write about is the origin of the classic Henry Ford quote in the title. I have about 3 weeks to do it so any information could be helpful. I will do some of my own research about the source (where it was first printed, etc.) of the quote and the context.
Thanks in advance.

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You’ll do some of your own research? How awesomely generous of you.

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Your library should have at least one “Dictionary of Quotations” or similar, which is likely to have references and everything you need to get started.

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This is my favourite:

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there. ~ George Santayana.

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From the SDMB Rules:

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I like Bierce on the topic, too:

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Sorry to pee out your campfire Eagles911, but we don’t allow homework help here.

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