Try the 18th Brumaire, something like:
"People make history, but the do not make it exactly as they please.."?
Helena Worthen
>I know I've seen this expression someplace, I believe it is Marx but for
>the life of me I can not track it down, or else I'm paraphrasing the old
>fella.... Anybody out there with an idea? Thanks in advance.
>
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>George McKinlay
>mckinlay who-is-at unr.edu
Helena Worthen
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