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Page 42
... past is that man makes his future out of what he understands , or misunderstands , of his past - not only his historical past , but also his past in becoming man , some- thing modern scientific inquiry has made partly known to him . In ...
... past is that man makes his future out of what he understands , or misunderstands , of his past - not only his historical past , but also his past in becoming man , some- thing modern scientific inquiry has made partly known to him . In ...
Page 84
... past . At the near end of the long vista of the past , the physical evidences of very recent history — the Easter Rising of 1916 and " the Troubles " of 1919-22 are also some- times visible , at least in monuments , and are anyhow ...
... past . At the near end of the long vista of the past , the physical evidences of very recent history — the Easter Rising of 1916 and " the Troubles " of 1919-22 are also some- times visible , at least in monuments , and are anyhow ...
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... past resembles Tombstone , where the Earps flourished . When the history is factually accurate , gathered from mine records , old newspapers , and the like , it is all centered about the mines , lost mines or the takings of actual mines ...
... past resembles Tombstone , where the Earps flourished . When the history is factually accurate , gathered from mine records , old newspapers , and the like , it is all centered about the mines , lost mines or the takings of actual mines ...
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