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It has been said that though God cannot alter the past historians can - it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.
It has been said that though God cannot alter the past historians can - it is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence.
Approximate author period: c. 1640 AD · renaissance
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- Samuel Butler
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- Approximate author period: c. 1640 AD · renaissance
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