If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized by images of the past, we risk losing all capacity for creative change.
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"If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized by images of the past, we risk losing all capacity for creative change." — Robert Hewison
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If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized by images of the past, we risk losing all capacity for creative change. — Robert Hewison
About Robert Hewison
Robert Hewison was a Historian from United Kingdom (1889–1964).
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This quote is attributed to Robert Hewison, a Historian from United Kingdom.
When did Robert Hewison live?
Robert Hewison lived from 1889 – 1964.