

“My ancestors were Brahmins. They spent their lives in search of god. I am spending my life in search of man.”
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“Aurangzeb’s contemporaries included such kings as Charles II of England, Louis XIV of France, and Sultan Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire. No one asserts that these historical figures were ‘good rulers’ under present-day norms because it makes little sense to assess the past by contemporary criteria. The aim of historical study is something else entirely.”
― Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth
― Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth

“No existe ningún recuerdo por intenso que sea que no se apague...”
― Pedro Páramo
― Pedro Páramo
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