A.S. ByattHistory, writing, infect after a time a man's sense of himself...
About This Quote
This quote is about how one's sense of self is changed by things that happened in the past. We often think of ourselves as separate people from the past. Yet, if we go back and read about history or learn about how our ancestors lived, we realize that history changed us fundamentally. The more we are aware of these changes, the more we can see ourselves in them, and the less our sense of self is dependent on them.
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