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Word: ticktock (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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There is nothing quite like a master theory of history to set the old blood coursing. Master Theorist climbs his neat little mountain. He looks down upon the masses-ants, really. He hears the rush of centuries-a mere ticktock. Then he closes eyes and ears tight and pronounces his patented, stretch-fit perspective. Can any high match the high of an intellectual passing the aeons in review...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Sellers: Peter and the Wasp | 1/31/1972 | See Source »

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