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The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.

Carl L. Becker

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Carl L. Becker
Age: 71 †
Born: 1873
Born: September 7
Died: 1945
Died: April 10
Historian
Historian Of The Modern Age
University Teacher
Writer
Waterloo
Iowa
Carl L. Becker
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All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to make the dead perform whatever tricks it finds necessary for its own peace of mind.
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