Norman CousinsHistory is a vast early warning system.
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History is a vast early warning system. History is a great source of lessons and examples that we can learn from in order to prepare for the future. In his book "The Better Angels of Our Nature," Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker says, "History is a vast early warning system." The better we understand our past, the more likely we are to avoid the mistakes of the future.
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