The ages live in history through their anachronisms.

Oscar Wilde
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The ages live in history through their anachronisms. The only way the past can be meaningful is by being linked to the present. By observing what is happening now, we are able to learn from the anachronisms of the past. What has gone wrong in our own society? Why do things change? When can we expect things to change? All these questions are answered by studying the anachronisms of the past.

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