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Forgetting History Quotes

Never, ever forget history Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to forget history or give it a cliff notes. The cliff notes of history. But mainly, so much of what happens in ‘Eyes on the Prize’ happened in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi isn’t really known for any other touchstone to the movement, other than Medgar Evers being killed. There were sit-ins and riots and atrocities Picture Quote #1

Americans like to get rich fast. That this means we go broke fast, too, is something that we have become very good at forgetting. Our ignorance of history is matched only by our unfailing optimism; it’s actually part of our optimism Picture Quote #1

A key goal for an author of history is to persuade his or her readers to forget what they know and to relive the world as it unfolded for characters of the time - with outcomes uncertain Picture Quote #1

How to Survive a Plague’ is history-telling at its best. It’s a film I’ll show my two children, now toddlers, when they are old enough to understand. It’s a movie that I cannot forget Picture Quote #1

Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history Picture Quote #1

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There’s no relationship to the narrative anymore. People want their own interpretation of history. We’re compartmentalizing, forgetting what came directly before, like it’s not a big deal. That, to me, is a crime Picture Quote #1

Let’s not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history Picture Quote #1

We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation’s greatness Picture Quote #1

After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The sense of excitement about the future. The knowledge that a great continent was coming together. Healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the European Union Picture Quote #1

What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He’s been bridging divisions his whole life Picture Quote #1

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream Picture Quote #1

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Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out lowly beginnings, either by forgetting them or inventing totally fictitious heroic rescues Picture Quote #1

But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place Picture Quote #1

The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness Picture Quote #1

All the great crimes of history, lest we forget, have their genesis in the moral wilderness of their times Picture Quote #1

Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symbols, their way of living, often their own literary language Picture Quote #1

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Never, ever forget history (Forgetting History Quotes) It’s easy to forget history or give it a cliff notes. The cliff notes of history. But mainly, so much of what happens in ‘Eyes on the Prize’ happened in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi isn’t really known for any other touchstone to the movement, other than Medgar Evers being killed. There were sit-ins and riots and atrocities (Forgetting History Quotes) Americans like to get rich fast. That this means we go broke fast, too, is something that we have become very good at forgetting. Our ignorance of history is matched only by our unfailing optimism; it’s actually part of our optimism. (Forgetting History Quotes) A key goal for an author of history is to persuade his or her readers to forget what they know and to relive the world as it unfolded for characters of the time - with outcomes uncertain. (Forgetting History Quotes) How to Survive a Plague’ is history-telling at its best. It’s a film I’ll show my two children, now toddlers, when they are old enough to understand. It’s a movie that I cannot forget. (Forgetting History Quotes) Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It’s the attitude that’s in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history. (Forgetting History Quotes) There’s no relationship to the narrative anymore. People want their own interpretation of history. We’re compartmentalizing, forgetting what came directly before, like it’s not a big deal. That, to me, is a crime. (Forgetting History Quotes) Let’s not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history (Forgetting History Quotes) We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation’s greatness (Forgetting History Quotes) After the Berlin Wall came down I visited that city and I will never forget it. The abandoned checkpoints. The sense of excitement about the future. The knowledge that a great continent was coming together. Healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the European Union (Forgetting History Quotes) What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He’s been bridging divisions his whole life (Forgetting History Quotes) Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away and the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget that history puts a saint in every dream (Forgetting History Quotes) Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out lowly beginnings, either by forgetting them or inventing totally fictitious heroic rescues (Forgetting History Quotes) But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely won't. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place (Forgetting History Quotes) The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness (Forgetting History Quotes) All the great crimes of history, lest we forget, have their genesis in the moral wilderness of their times (Forgetting History Quotes) Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symbols, their way of living, often their own literary language (Forgetting History Quotes)