Cicero On The Importance of Knowing History

"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child."

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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June 28, 2014

“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.”

– Marcus Tullius Cicero

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