"History had been man's effort to accomodate himself……" — Daniel J. Boorstin
"History had been man's effort to accomodate himself to what he could not do. Amereican history in the 20th century would, more than ever before, test man's ability to accomodate himself to all the new things he could do."
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Daniel J. Boorstin
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91 Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin
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Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.
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The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.
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