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\u201cAll history is present history in the sense that the concerns of the present are bound somehow to affect the way history is studied and written. All history is also personal, since it is impossible to avoid the influence of one\u2019s own opinions and prejudices on the selection and emphasis of one\u2019s historical material.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
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