Who said "We are what we are because of what we were."?

This quote is attributed to Leibniz, Gottfried.

We are what we are because of what we were. - Leibniz, Gottfried

"We are what we are because of what we were."

Leibniz, Gottfried History

Philosopher-Mathematician German 1646–1716

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