“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
George Orwell
While history does not repeat, knowing more about history makes it easier to understand the present as well as the future. There is a reason that kings and philosophers alike have sought to understand both the events of the past and how they have historically been interpreted – because there is no better way to obtain insight about human behavior.
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