On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “We do not draw the moral lessons we might from history.”
Editor's note · Context
From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke observes a common failure in learning from the past.
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