“There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.”
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Hemingway, E. (n.d.). There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26953-there-are-events-which-are-so-great-that/
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Hemingway, Ernest. “There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26953-there-are-events-which-are-so-great-that/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hemingway, Ernest. “There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/26953-there-are-events-which-are-so-great-that/.