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            One of the things I always loved about the Stacks at Sig Sam was a feeling of a connection to history, a connection to the great minds that preceded me.  Reading through papers that were 20, 30, 50 years old, and finding connections to my work that no one between then and now had noticed -- it stirred the soul.

People are always too quick to dismiss the past as irrelevant.  Today's crisis in the global markets are in many ways a complete repeat of the mistakes of the early 1900's that led to the 1907 and 1929 crashes.  Then and now the problem was too much leverage, leading people to be wiped out too easily.  Time passes and people say that it could never happen again, that things are different this time.  They're partly right.  Things are always just different enough that people will make the same mistakes without recognizing them until too late.

Embrace the achievements and the lessons of the past.  The great minds of old were keen observers of their time, and their insights can change the way you see the world around you.  The great lessons of old are human lessons, and the human heart hasen't changed that much in all of recorded history.

Learn from those who toiled before you.

Taken on: November 19, 2008

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Camera: Canon EOS 30D, f/2.0, 1/100 sec, 50mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 30D
Aperture:	f/2.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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