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Quote by Julien Benda
I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past

I shall go further and say that even if an examination of the past could lead to any valid prediction concerning mans future, that prediction would be the contrary of reassuring. – Julien Benda

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And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. – Julien Benda

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Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace. – Julien Benda

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I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures. – Jane Smiley

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In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future. – Alan Dundes

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Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. – Maya Angelou

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