Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush of change, history finds its revenge by stamping the collective unconsciousness with habits and values. (Arthur M. Schlesinger)

Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush of change, history finds its revenge by stamping the collective unconsciousness with habits and values.

Arthur M. Schlesinger

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