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> [“if we want to read an old book, perhaps just as it was read on the day it was written, we cannot simply leap into the past context. Nor can we stand in a position outside history where we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-d-broggi/if-we-want-to-read-an-old-book-perhaps-just-as-it-was-read-on-the-day/)

Joshua D. Broggi

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## More by Joshua D. Broggi

> [“The aspiration when reading is to understand ‘what is there’. But ‘what is there’ is known on the basis of our existing assumptions about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-d-broggi/the-aspiration-when-reading-is-to-understand-what-is-there-but-what/)

Joshua D. Broggi

> [“if we want to read an old book, perhaps just as it was read on the day it was written, we cannot simply leap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-d-broggi/if-we-want-to-read-an-old-book-perhaps-just-as-it-was-read-on-the-day/)

Joshua D. Broggi

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