Laughter and humor served crucial social functions in organi... - Jacques Le Goff

"Laughter and humor served crucial social functions in organizing and critiquing medieval hierarchies."

Jacques Le Goff Humor

Historian French 1924–2014

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"Time is a social construction, not a natural phenomenon."

"Memory is the treasure and the steward of all things."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Never underestimate the power of a good laugh."

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"Laughter is contagious and wonderful."