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No man thinks of anything beyond the present moment.
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Lewis Tappan
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gutenberg.orgLewis Tappan: “No man thinks of anything beyond the present moment.”
Editor's note · Context
Tappan critiques the short-sightedness of individuals in the South, emphasizing a lack of long-term thinking.
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