We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters.

James Anthony Froude
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When we learn about history, we interpret it by the light of the present. We read the past and we look for clues in history to understand what we can expect to happen in the future. History is a part of us, and we can learn from it. This truth is illustrated in this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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