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the past has a vote, not a veto

the past has a vote, not a veto proverb: historical traditions ought to guide how people in the present live their lives, but can be overriden if they are contrary to modern sensibilities.

Proverb

the past has a vote, not a veto

  1. (chiefly Reconstructionist Judaism) Historical traditions ought to guide how people in the present live their lives, but can be overriden if they are contrary to modern sensibilities.

Origin of the past has a vote, not a veto

Coined by Mordecai Kaplan.

Questions about the past has a vote, not a veto

What does the past has a vote, not a veto mean?
The past has a vote, not a veto means historical traditions ought to guide how people in the present live their lives, but can be overriden if they are contrary to modern sensibilities.
What part of speech is the past has a vote, not a veto?
The past has a vote, not a veto is a proverb.

Words near the past has a vote, not a veto in the dictionary

  1. The Oval
  2. the pantaloons off
  3. the pants off
  4. the party is over
  5. The Pas
  6. the past has a vote, not a veto
  7. The Patch
  8. the pen is mightier than the sword
  9. the penny drops
  10. the perfect is the enemy of the good
  11. The Pilliga

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