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Names for historical periods like "Renaissance" and "Enlightenment" did not descend to us out of the heavens. Historians and propagandists of centuries past created these names, often for political purposes.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/middle-ages-enlightenment-and-propaganda
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