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For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage of inevitability, the assumption that different outcomes lay beyond the limits of the possible.
Eric Foner
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When the moon is in the seventh house, And Jupiter aligns with Mars, Then peace will guide the planets, And love will steer the stars; This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius.
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Born:
February 7, 1943
(age 81)
Bio:
Eric Foner is an American historian.
Known for:
Give Me Liberty!: An American History (2004)
The Fiery Trial (2010)
Gateway to Freedom (2015)
The story of American freedom (1994)
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