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  • History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

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    "Do EL Doctorow's novels tinker too much with the truth?" by Sam Jordison, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2015.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth. - E. L. Doctorow
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