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Quote by Gustave Flaubert
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. - Gus

Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. – Gustave Flaubert

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The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens. – Gustave Flaubert

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Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history. – Norman Borlaug

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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will correct these defects. – Herodotus, The History of Herodotus

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