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 We remain
 Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.  
 We remain
 Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past. 
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
 Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
 To some good angel leave the rest,
  For time will read more 
 Enjoy the spring of love and youth,
 To some good angel leave the rest,
  For time will teach thee soon the truth,
   "There are no birds in last year's nest." 
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.