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Perhaps the most recurring and paradoxical trigger of change in human society has been war.

— Linda Colley

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Perhaps the most recurring and paradoxical trigger of change in human society has been war." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Linda Colley

Linda Colley (born 13 September 1949) is an English academic historian specialising in British, imperial and global history from 1700.