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We are never completely contemporaneous with our present. History advances in disguise; it appears on stage wearing the mask of the preceding scene, … - Régis Debray
" "We are never completely contemporaneous with our present. History advances in disguise; it appears on stage wearing the mask of the preceding scene, and we tend to lose the meaning of the play. Each time the curtain rises, continuity has to be re-established. The blame, of course is not history's but lies in our vision, encumbered with memory and images learned in the past.
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About Régis Debray
Jules Régis Debray (born 2 September 1940) is a French philosopher, journalist, and political figure. Debray was most prominent in the 1960's composing numerous revolutionary texts and participated in guerilla warfare alongside Che Guevara.
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