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Full Idea
The great wars of our day are the effects of the study of history.
Gist of Idea
Modern wars arise from the study of history
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Dawn (Daybreak) [1881], 180)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Dawn (Daybreak) (v 5)', ed/tr. Smith, Brittain [Stanford 2011], p.130
A Reaction
The Prussians reacted to Napoleon. The Nazis reacted to Versailles. But now the study of history reveals to us dreadful wars based on simplistic accounts of history. Be wise about history, not ignorant of it.