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The Past Is The Textbook Of Tyrants; The Future Is The Bible Of The Free.
-Herman Melville
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The Past Is The Textbook Of Tyrants;
Herman Melville
The Past Is The Textbook Of Tyrants; The Future Is The Bible Of The Free.
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