“One lesson of history is that every gain has its potential loss. The highest human achievements carry the danger of pride, and pride can lead blindly to disaster, just as failure can fortify the determination and so lead slowly towards triumph.”

—  Geoffrey Blainey

The Great Seesaw: A New View of the Western World, 1750-2000 (1988)

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