Alasdair MacIntyre quote: History is neither a prison nor a museum, nor is it a set of materials for self-congratulation.

History is neither a prison nor a museum, nor is it a set of materials for self-congratulation.

~ Alasdair MacIntyre ~

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History is neither a prison nor a museum, nor is it a set of materials for self-congratulation.

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