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I must accommodate my history to the hour: i may presently change, not only by fortune, but also by intention.
-Michel De Montaigne
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I Must Accommodate My History To The

Michel De Montaigne
I must accommodate my history to the hour: i may presently change, not only by fortune, but also by intention.
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