The symbol carries memory in its form; to understand the sym... - Victor Turner

"The symbol carries memory in its form; to understand the symbol is to touch the past."

Victor Turner History

Anthropologist British 1920–1983

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"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."