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Jiang argues that civilization is not only about changing the past but also about eliminating most of the past, leaving later readers unable to know many original thinkers.
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Jiang argues that civilization is not only about changing the past but also about eliminating most of the past, leaving later readers unable to know many original thinkers.
"But we don't know who these people were. Because remember, citizenship, it's not really just about changing the past. It's also about eliminating most..."
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