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Men wiser and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a… — H.A.L. Fisher

Historical literature

Men wiser and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a predetermined pattern. These harmonies are concealed from me. I can see only one emergency following upon another as wave follows upon wave.

H.A.L. Fisher
1935
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1935
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Fisher, Herbert Albert Laurens. A History of Europe. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935, preface.

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