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There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.

"Theses on the Philosophy of History" by Walter Benjamin, translated by Harry Zohn, Illuminations, (VII), 1973.

Saying the Constitution is a living document is the same as saying we don't have a Constitution.

Walter E. Williams (2013). “Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism: Controversial Essays”, p.236, Hoover Press

What counts is putting the intensity that you yourself have experienced into the picture. Otherwise it is just a document.

"René Burri, Photographer of Picasso and Che, Dies at 81" by Douglas Martin, www.nytimes.com. October 22, 2014.

The Web is a vast collection of completely uncontrolled heterogeneous documents.

"How Google determined our right to be forgotten" by Julia Powles and Enrique Chaparro, www.theguardian.com. February 18, 2015.

But then history does not only consist of documents.

John Lukacs (2011). “The Hitler of History”, p.265, Vintage

I really just love to open a blank document and spew, whereas with a screenplay I have to be more judicious.

"The WD Interview: Diablo Cody". Interview with Chad Gervich, www.writersdigest.com. June 24, 2008.

The screenplay is a great document because it makes you have many discussions prior to actually being on the floor.

"Director Robert Schwentke Interview THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. August 10, 2009.