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> [Americans treat history like a cookbook. Whenever they are uncertain what to do next, they turn to history and look up the proper recipe, invariably designated "the lesson of history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/americans-treat-history-like-a-cookbook-whenever-they-are-uncertain/)

[Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/)

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