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... force its flow into theoretical patterns or logical grooves ; it plays havoc with our gen- eralizations , breaks all our rules ; history is baroque . " Perhaps , within these limits , we can learn enough from history to bear reality ...
... force its flow into theoretical patterns or logical grooves ; it plays havoc with our gen- eralizations , breaks all our rules ; history is baroque . " Perhaps , within these limits , we can learn enough from history to bear reality ...
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... forces they deposed . Evolution in man during recorded time has been social rather than biological : it has ... force in history . He is not quite the god that Carlyle described ; he grows out of his time and land , and is the ...
... forces they deposed . Evolution in man during recorded time has been social rather than biological : it has ... force in history . He is not quite the god that Carlyle described ; he grows out of his time and land , and is the ...
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... force . Good sense prevailed ; moderate elements secured the election of Solon , a businessman of aristocratic lineage , to the supreme archonship . He devaluated the currency , thereby eas- ing the burden of all debtors ( though he ...
... force . Good sense prevailed ; moderate elements secured the election of Solon , a businessman of aristocratic lineage , to the supreme archonship . He devaluated the currency , thereby eas- ing the burden of all debtors ( though he ...
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PREFACE | 7 |
Hesitations I | 11 |
History and the Earth | 14 |
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