"Happy the people whose annals are blank in history books!"
— Thomas Carlyle

January 1, 1970

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ExistentialistsAcademics from ScotlandPhilosophers from ScotlandConservatives from the United KingdomHistorians from Scotland
Original Language: English

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Life of Frederick the Great, Bk. XVI, ch. 1.

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Life of Frederick the Great, Bk. XVI, ch. 1.