Terry Teachout - All history, and most especially the history of the 20th century, argues against pl...

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All history, and most especially the history of the 20th century, argues against placing ideas in the saddle and allowing them to ride mankind. Too often, they end up riding individual men and women into mass graves.

Terry Teachout

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Die gesamte Geschichte und vor allem die Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts spricht sich dagegen aus, Ideen im Sattel zu platzieren und ihnen zu erlauben, auf der Menschheit zu reiten. Zu oft reiten sie einzelne Männer und Frauen in Massengräber.

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