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An Introduction to the History of Western Europe, ch. 1 "The Historical Point of View" (1902) - Robinson, James Harvey | WIST Quotations
It is impossible to divide the past into distinct, clearly defined periods and prove that one age ended and another began in a particular year, such as 476, or 1453, or 1789. Men do not and cannot change their habits and ways of doing things all at once, no matter…