Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follo

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new. – Henry David Thoreau

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Whether he is aware of it or not, every human being dwells in tradition and history. Human memory is this constant dwelling in tradition. It constitutes that fundamental human characteristic of historicity. – Medard Boss

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The assumption must be that those who can see value only in tradition, or versions of it, deny mans ability to adapt to changing circumstances. – Stephen Bayley

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