To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. It is a very serious task, young man, and possibly a tragic one.
-- Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), German novelist, poet. Quotation from The Glass Bead Game. From The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations: Copyright (c) 1993, 1995 by Columbia University Press.
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