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The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is
found in the effect was already in the read more
The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is
found in the effect was already in the cause.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".
Those who misremember the past are pleased to repreat it as "proof.".
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.
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished- for state. When did history become a bad word?
We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished- for state. When did history become a bad word?
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the read more
You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
