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[History is] the story of the magnificent rear-guard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity.

Robert Staughton Lynd

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Robert Staughton Lynd
Age: 78 †
Born: 1892
Born: September 26
Died: 1970
Died: November 1
Sociologist
Indiana
United States
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Rear
History
Dogma
Action
Guard
Stories
Magnificent
Years
Fought
Several
Curiosity
Thousand

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