Re:Harvard 1869 entrance exam
by CamperBob on Monday December 05, 2011 @02:36AM
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If history repeats itself, then why not study newer, more relevant iterations?
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Re:Harvard 1869 entrance exam
by 32ftpersecond on Monday December 05, 2011 @03:43AM
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The Classics are timeless and thus always relevant, that's why they're still read today. Can anyone really argue that reading Jimmy Carter over Cicero or Marcus Aurelius is preferable because of temporal relevancy factors?