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We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
Approximate author period: c. 1789 AD · early modern
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- Joseph Joubert
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- Approximate author period: c. 1789 AD · early modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Joseph Joubert: life dates 1754 to 1824. Wikidata Q551754, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q551754 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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