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“You can't anticipate history. It's only when you look back you see what the Romans did, and what various other empires did, what the British Empire did. We're now beginning to see the long shadow that it created, so one must be hopeful and say that what's going on in Asia, that what's going on in the Middle East, that all these various areas of conflict, that they will pass and move onto another area. But it would seem that the natural order of things is there is this cyclic behavior of destruction followed by a calm period.”

Quote by Roma Tearne

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Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born writer known for her distinctive literary style and profound insights into social issues. Her works cover themes such as race, gender, and identity, and have been well-received by readers. more

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