Robert Penn WarrenThe lack of a sense of history is the damnation of the modern world.
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The lack of a sense of history is the damnation of the modern world. This quote is saying that people today are looking at the past through what is happening in the present moment. They are not looking at the past through their own eyes, but instead they are only looking to see what is happening in this moment. This quote isn’t an attack on the people who do this, because it’s true that you need to keep up with the times to be able to do your job well.
The problem is that many people are too focused on their own lives. They are forgetting everything that has happened before them and are only thinking about what they are doing right now.
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