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"History Is Useful"
Unless you are Democrats trying to defeat your political opponents in the upcoming general election, in which case history is harmful.
John Keegan provides some desperately needed historical perspective, at the London Telegraph, June 1:
History is useful. That, at any rate, is the theme of Alan Bennett's new play, The History Boys. History gets you into a good university. History gets you a good job. History is a key to cracking the secret of life.
Or is it? I have been a dedicated history boy for 50 years but these past few months I have begun to wonder if history is any use at all. Britain and the United States have got into a difficult situation in Iraq and the entire Western media are reacting as if an unprecedented disaster is about to overwhelm their armed forces and governments....
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Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 06/04/04 06:24:54 PM
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