I think it's impossible to predict the future but it is possible to look at the past and see how one can do differently from what one's ancestors have done and learn from their mistakes, and one can see how even though there are enormous forces which stop one doing what one wants to, there are little holes in which the individual can do something.
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"I think it's impossible to predict the future but it is possible to look at the past and see how one can do differently from what one's ancestors have done and learn from their mistakes, and one can see how even though there are enormous forces which stop one doing what one wants to, there are little holes in which the individual can do something." — Theodore Zeldin
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I think it's impossible to predict the future but it is possible to look at the past and see how one can do differently from what one's ancestors have done and learn from their mistakes, and one can see how even though there are enormous forces which stop one doing what one wants to, there are little holes in which the individual can do something. — Theodore Zeldin
About Theodore Zeldin
Theodore Zeldin was a Philosopher from United Kingdom (1933–present).
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This quote is attributed to Theodore Zeldin, a Philosopher from United Kingdom.
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Theodore Zeldin lived from 1933 – present.