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> [“The notion that one must know history in order to understand the present has a certain justification when applied to the history of events, but not for the structural history of society. Rather, the opposite is the case: to examine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-heinrich/the-notion-that-one-must-know-history-in-order-to-understand-the/)

Michael Heinrich

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## More by Michael Heinrich

> [“The notion that one must know history in order to understand the present has a certain justification when applied to the history of events,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-heinrich/the-notion-that-one-must-know-history-in-order-to-understand-the/)

Michael Heinrich

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