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The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image.
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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"The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image."
— Doris Kearns Goodwin

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The past is not simply the past, but a prism through which the subject filters his own changing self-image. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

About Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin was a Historian from United States (1943–present).

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This quote is attributed to Doris Kearns Goodwin, a Historian from United States.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin lived from 1943 – present.