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large/10361/revolutions_time_1608_librivox_64kb_mp3/revolutionsoftime_10_dunn_64kb
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What men have seen in the past leads them in their future actions, and as a result, it is not the future that controls the present and defines the past, but it is the past which controls the present and defines the future. WHAT MEN HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST LEADS THEM IN THEIR FUTURE ACTIONS AND AS A RESULT IT IS NOT THE FUTURE CONTROLS THE PRESENT AND DEFINES THE PAST BUT IT IS THE PAST WHICH CONTROLS THE PRESENT AND DEFINES THE FUTURE
tion of parental mandates, but obedience to common sense, to practicality, to morality. For a taboo is not formed by any one person, instead it is slowly built up upon the experiences of many, experiences which show that when one thing is done, suffering is what follows, and when another thing is done, happiness is what follows. Of course there are a few, isolated taboos that are based instead on human prejudices, but that doesn't translate into the abandonment of all the experience of precedents. What comes when there are no longer any taboos and traditions to break? Destruction. For as is seen time and again, the rebellion of societies gains momentum, and while their consequences are slow in gathering, in the end they multiply and force those societies over the edge of power, bringing only suffering and ruin. "And not only are the experiences of the past wielded together into that euphoria that eludes the rebellious--wisdom--but its constant state controls the present and the future. NOT TO THE BLIND DEVOTION OF PARENTAL MANDATES BUT A OBEDIENCE TO COMMON SENSE TO PRACTICALITY TO MORTALITY FOR A TABOO IS NOT FORMED BY ANY ONE PERSON INSTEAD IT IS SLOWLY BUILT UP UPON THE EXPERIENCES OF MANY EXPERIENCES WHICH SHOW THAT WHEN ONE THING IS DONE SUFFERING IS WHAT FOLLOWS AND WHEN ANOTHER THING IS DONE HAPPINESS IS WHAT FOLLOWS OF COURSE THERE ARE A FEW ISOLATED TABOOS THAT ARE BASED INSTEAD ON HUMAN PREJUDICES BUT THAT DOESN'T TRANSLATE INTO THE ABANDONMENT OF ALL THE EXPERIENCE OF PRECEDENTS WHAT COMES WHEN THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY TABOOS AND TRADITIONS TO BREAK DESTRUCTION FOR AS IS SEEN TIME AND AGAIN THE REBELLION OF SOCIETIES GAINS MOMENTUM AND WHILE THEIR CONSEQUENCES ARE SLOW IN GATHERING IN THE END THEY MULTIPLY AND FORCE THOSE SOCIETIES OVER THE EDGE OF POWER BRINGING ONLY SUFFERING AND RUIN AND NOT ONLY ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PAST WIELDED TOGETHER INTO THAT EUPHORIA THAT ELUDES THE REBELLIOUS WISDOM BUT ITS CONSTANT STATE CONTROLS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
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