May 21, 2010

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A civilization’s memory resides in the continuity of its institutions.
The revolution that interrupts a civilization's memory, by destroying those institutions, does not relieve society of a bothersome caparison that is paralyzing it, but merely forces it to start over.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 199

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  1. The original Spanish is:

    La memoria de una civilización está en la continuidad de sus instituciones.
    La revolución que la interrumpe, destruyéndolas, no le quita a la sociedad un caparazón quitinoso que la paraliza, sino meramente la compele a volver a empezar.

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