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G_j

(40,372 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2016, 08:06 PM Jul 2016

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Great liabilities of history

One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.

Martin Luther King Jr.

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Great liabilities of history (Original Post) G_j Jul 2016 OP

That's a wonderful quote, and a more nuanced version of SheilaT Jul 2016 #1

SheilaT

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1. That's a wonderful quote, and a more nuanced version of

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2016, 08:29 PM

Jul 2016

those who do not remember history . . . .

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