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There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.

Will Durant
War, Past, Years

The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient.

Will Durant
Past, Rely Upon, Police

There is hardly an absurdity of the past that cannot be found flourishing somewhere in the present.

Will Durant
Past, Flourishing, Found
Will Durant (2011). “Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization”, p.335, Simon and Schuster

The past is not dead. Indeed, it is often not even past.

Will Durant
Past

I have tried to be impartial, though I know that a man's past always colors his views, and that nothing else is so irritating as impartiality.

Will Durant
Past, Men, Views
"The Story of Civilization Part VI the Reformation". Book by Will Durant and Ariel Durant, 1957.

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