The glories of the past compensated for the imperfections of the present.

The glories of the past compensated for the imperfections of the present.

Margaret MacMillan
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We can learn from history, but we can also deceive ourselves when we selectively take evidence from the past to justify what we have already made up our minds to do.

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The glories of the past compensated for the imperfections of the present.

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In the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.

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