I fear that we live in an ahistorical age in which we believe that we are so wise that we no longer need the lessons of the past, perhaps most disturbingly of all that technology has put us beyond the lessons of the past.

J. Rufus Fears
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This quote is very telling about the feelings of modern society. They believe that they are so wise that they can no longer learn from the mistakes of the past. This means that they are fully capable of learning from people who have come before us, but instead choose to live in a sort of ivory tower living on the edge where they never had to make any mistakes.

Source: Books That Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life

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