“For progressive people the present is the beginning of the future. For conservative people the present is the end of the past.”
Quote by Karl Mannheim
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Karl Mannheim
Karl Mannheim was a prominent German sociologist born on March 27, 1893, in Munich, Germany, and died on January 9, 1947. His academic career was primarily spent in Germany and the United Kingdom, and he is considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century. Mannheim's research covered various fields including sociological theory, historical sociology, and the sociology of knowledge. more
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