To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining …

Hermann Hesse
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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2002). The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel, p.169, Macmillan
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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2002). The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel, p.169, Macmillan

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