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Historical events do not fall out of the heavens. They have a pre-history. To understand them, it is essential to understand the pre-history.

— John W. O'Malley Interview (2020)

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Historians should always look at continuities and fractures: as I see it, the continuities are always deeper and more profound than any discontinuities.

Interview (2020)

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