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"But epidemics create a kind of history from below: they can be world-changing, but the participants are almost inevitably ordinary folks, following their established routines, not thinking for a second about how their actions will be recorded for posterity."
— Nov 16, 2011 12:24PM
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Nov 16, 2011 12:25PM
"And of course, if they do recognize that they are living through a historical crisis, it's often too late - because, like it or not, the primary way that ordinary people create this distinct genre of history is by dying."
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