The study of the past is the main portal through which culture is acquired.

Joseph Epstein
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The study of the past is the main portal through which culture is acquired. Victor Hugo said, “The study of the past is the main portal through which culture is acquired.” It’s true that we can’t learn and be comfortable with what we don’t know about. If we don’t study history and try to understand what has happened before us, then we are making a great mistake.

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