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John Acton Quotes

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
John Acton

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Historian Quotes
Category:
English Historian Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 10, 1834
Date of Death:
June 19, 1902
Nationality:
English
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