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Quote by Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backwa

People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. – Edmund Burke

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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. – Edmund Burke

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Dissent
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Edmund Burke
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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. – Edmund Burke

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Men
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Edmund Burke
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No other discipline has its portals so wide open to the general public as history. – Johan Huizinga, Men and Ideas

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At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point. – Roh Moo-hyun

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To be Jewish is to be specifically identified with a history. And if youre not aware of that when youre a child, the whole tradition is lost. – Joyce Carol Oates

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Histories are a kind of distilled newspapers. – Thomas Carlyle, Heroes and Hero Worship

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