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While the light of ages comes streaming down the pathway of history, it illumes the present and enlarges the scope of human knowledge, yet it gives no prophetic insight, hence, which will be the final victor is unseen.
Said by
Orange Jacobs
Republican · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jacobs philosophically reflects on the nature of history and the unpredictability of future outcomes.

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