Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

Cicero

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1409 The freedom of poetic license.
1412 History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
1395 Law stands mute in the midst of arms.
1376 Endless money forms the sinews of war.
1363 To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

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