History has in different questions laid out some tremendous turnabouts and curves.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- History shows significant and unexpected changes in direction and events.
- In plain terms
- History has many surprising turns and changes.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect the unexpected when observing historical trends.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What historical turn surprised you most?
- Are future changes predictable?
Another view
It is vague and does not explain why changes occur.
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