If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past i…

Lord Acton
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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. ✨ Lord Acton (2016). Lectures on Modern History: Great Event, p.4, VM eBooks
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