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Dutch treat
Sep. 18th, 2009 09:15 amRandom quote of the day:
"I think a Dutch historian once said that the point of studying history is not so that we can make a better decision tomorrow, it’s so that we can be wiser forever."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, interview, NewsHour
( Illustrated version. )
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
"I think a Dutch historian once said that the point of studying history is not so that we can make a better decision tomorrow, it’s so that we can be wiser forever."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, interview, NewsHour
( Illustrated version. )
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.