The trouble is, we are incurable sentimentalists. We insist on makin over historical characters to suit our preconceived notions of what they should be, chipping, sandpapering, and polishing each personality until it assumes what we consider the proper contour and color.

Nancy Byrd Turner
About This Quote

When people are given a role to play, they must fit into that role, or else they are judged as being out of place. Often times, people are forced to conform to their roles in society. The idea is that if one person acts a certain way, they must act in the same way if they want to be accepted. So many people resist change and continue doing what has always been done.

If you have lived long enough, you have probably noticed how much things have changed over the years. As time goes by, society changes, and it is impossible for anyone to stay the same forever. This quote says that we are incurable sentimentalists because we insist on makin over historical characters to suit our preconceived notions of what they should be.

We are not bothered by how things are changing because we are stuck in our old ways of thinking and behaving.

Source: The Mother Of Washington

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