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Debate:Does History Matter? (view source)
Revision as of 02:30, July 30, 2010
, 02:30, July 30, 2010→The History of a People is a Macrocosm of the History of the Person
== The History of a People is a Macrocosm of the History of the Person ==
== The History of a People is a Macrocosm of the History of the Person ==
A person with amnesia lives a disabled life. He is constantly re-learning what he has forgotten. A people that forgets its history, indeed, is disabled. It is constantly re-learning what it has forgotten.
A person with amnesia lives a disabled life. He is constantly re-learning what he has forgotten. A people that forgets its history, indeed, is disabled. It is constantly re-learning what it has forgotten.
On that note, I believe that George Santayana showed much more wisdom that Henry Ford. Not remembering one's mistakes is a recipe for disaster.