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January 5, 2017 10:31 pm at 10:31 pm
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blubluh
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golfer: Thank you for correcting my error about the chapter number of the quote.
Yes, you understood my question.
A famous metaphor notes that the view of the giant (i.e., earlier scholars) is superior to that of the dwarf (future generations), but the view of the dwarf standing on the shoulders of the giant is greater still.