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286:(1843) express a romantic view of history as a magic mirror of bygone eras and a key to the future. Moreover, he used the historic perspective to justify the existence of his nation under liberty. Setting down bold ideas, he sought to impart a vision that borrowed from the advances made by contemporary European science.
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