Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral la…

Lord Acton
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. ✨ Inaugural Lecture on the Study of History, 1906, sourcebooks.fordham.edu. June 11, 1895.
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity. ✨ Inaugural Lecture on the Study of History, 1906, sourcebooks.fordham.edu. June 11, 1895.

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