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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts--the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

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John Ruskin

British art critic (1819-1900)

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偉大な国々は、自伝を3つの写本で書きます―彼らの行為の本、彼らの言葉の本と彼らの芸術の本。

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