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"The lessons of history are important, of course. But think how many aeons of history will be needed to distil the wisdom of Shakespeare’s King Lear. And in any case, what great solace can many of us recent colonials derive from an effective history which is so nasty, British and short?"

- Chinua Achebe, Hopes and Impediments

P. S: Comprehend and enjoy it in the light of Thomas Hobbes, "Life is nasty , brutish and