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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Thomas JeffersonVarious letters

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This preference for future dreams over past history emphasizes internal vision over external tradition. It leans toward an internal standard, suggesting that hope and imagination—what we hold within—matter more than inherited circumstances or precedent.