importance of history

History is a powerful ally. A fact that revolutionaries have been quick to realize. A nation deceived about its past can be easily manipulated in the present. Those who write the history books mold the thinking and set the agenda of the next generation (and sometimes a number of future generations). For this reason, one of the first things insurrectionists seek to do is re-write history from their own perspective. To rob a nation of its history is to rob it of the strength and wisdom of the past. It also, in a peculiarly effective way, biases the minds...