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“If we look back to the history of efforts which have made great changes, it is astonishing how many of them seemed hopeless to those who looked on in the beginning.”
- Source
- Daniel Deronda
- Date
- 1876
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Daniel Deronda
Meaning of “If we look back to the history of…”
Deronda argues that later historical success can obscure how improbable reform movements looked at their beginning, making apparent hopelessness a poor measure of eventual consequence.
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Daniel Deronda; Deronda speaks in a discussion of political and national efforts, with historical reform as the immediate context.
Why the local voice matters
Deronda speaks in a discussion of political and national efforts.
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