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History balances the frustration of

History balances the frustration of “how far we have to go” with the satisfaction of “how far we have come.” It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time. – Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes. – Voltaire

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[T]he historian must serve two masters, the past and the present. – Fritz Stern, The Varieties of History

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