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I Have Always Been - I Think Any Student Of History Almost Inevitably Is - A Cheerful Pessimist.
-Jacques Barzun
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I Have Always Been - I Think
Jacques Barzun
I Have Always Been - I Think Any Student Of History Almost Inevitably Is - A Cheerful Pessimist.
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