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Quote by John Acton
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the pa

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. – John Acton

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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. – John Acton

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