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History should not be written to make the present generation feel good but to remind us that human affairs are complicated.
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This page presents the quote "History should not be written to make the present generation feel good but to remind us that human affairs are complicated.". Author of this quote is Margaret MacMillan. This quote is about generations, complicated, written, feel good, history,.