Long view

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    consideration for the future and long-term results.

    "take the long view"

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annals of history

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"And in the midst of my indecision, I suddenly saw the long view of my inconsequential life: Mouseketeer, farm kid, failed husband, mediocre teacher. Forty-eight years old, and what had I accomplished? What had I come to know?"

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