As to judging our own time, and thereby gaining some basis for a judgment of future possibilities, we are doubtless not only too close to it to appraise it but too much formed by it and enclosed within it to do so.
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"As to judging our own time, and thereby gaining some basis for a judgment of future possibilities, we are doubtless not only too close to it to appraise it but too much formed by it and enclosed within it to do so." — Emily Greene Balch
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As to judging our own time, and thereby gaining some basis for a judgment of future possibilities, we are doubtless not only too close to it to appraise it but too much formed by it and enclosed within it to do so. — Emily Greene Balch
About Emily Greene Balch
Emily Greene Balch was a Educator from United States (1867–1961).
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This quote is attributed to Emily Greene Balch, a Educator from United States.
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Emily Greene Balch lived from 1867 – 1961.