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Quote by Lord Acton
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the s

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. – Lord Acton

Other quotes by Lord Acton

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. – Lord Acton

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Nature
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. – Lord Acton

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Change
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In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert? – Manuel Puig

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History only exists, in the final analysis, for God. – Albert Camus, The Rebel

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History

History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it. – Theodor Adorno

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History

The amazing thing since so many variables enter into historical judgments, is not that historians disagree but that they agree as often as they do. – Louis Gottschalk, Understanding History

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History

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