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> [“The study of history can be sobering and shocking, and morally troubling. One does not have to believe in original sin to do it successfully, but it probably helps. By relentlessly placing on display the pervasive crookedness of humanity's timber,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-study-of-history-can-be-sobering-and-shocking-and-morally/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Yesterday is History. History brings us to this present moment, but it doesn't shape who we are at this present moment. We can't let our History control us and who we wish to be. Our future is our choice, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiana-webb/yesterday-is-history-history-brings-us-to-this-present-moment-but-it/)

[Tiana Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiana-webb/)

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