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James Blaine: “Let the past be the past, but let it be the past with all the instruction and the warning of its experience.”

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Let the past be the past, but let it be the past with all the instruction and the warning of its experience.
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James Blaine
Republican · Maine

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Blaine advocates for learning from past experiences while moving forward.

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