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Notes on The Lessons of History by Will Durant
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Notes on The Lessons of History by Will Durant

Date read: Multiple. How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

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Jun 02, 2025
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The Course of Empire 3: The Consummation of Empire, zoomed in
The Consummation of Empire (Thomas Cole, 1835 – 1836)

Will Durant spent four decades studying human history and distilled everything he learned into a series of 13 essays, spanning a mere 119 pages. It’s one of the most insight-dense books I’ve read.

The premise is simple: You can understand the present and see into the future by studying the past.

You c…

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