Marjorie GarberIf any era should be aware of the temptations to rewrite history, it is our own.
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The times we live in are so unique and so different than any other era and the only way we can learn from them is to study them and learn from them. We can never change the past, but we can learn from it.
Source: Shakespeare And Modern Culture
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