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The teacher of historys work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the cul

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"The teacher of history's work should be, ideally, not simply a description of past cultures, but a performance of the culture in which we live and are increasingly taking our being"

- William Irwin Thompson

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This quote is written / told by William Irwin Thompson somewhere between July 16, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Philosopher from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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