It is not cynical to admit the past has been turned into a fiction. It is a story, not a fact. The real has been erased. Whole eras have been added or removed. Wars have been aggrandized, and human struggle relegated to the margins. Villains are redressed as heroes. Generous, striving, imperfect men and women have been stripped of their flaws or plucked of their virtues and turned into figurines of morality or depravity. Whole societies have been fixed with motive and visions and equanimity where there was none. Suffering has been recast as noble sacrifice! Do you know why the history of the Tower is in such turmoil? Because too many powerful men are fighting for the pen, fighting to write their story over our dead bodies. They know what is at stake: immortality, the character of civilization, and influence beyond the ages. They are fighting to see who gets to mislead our grandchildren. Josiah Bancroft
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History is only what we believe to be true. The real history is written by the victors. Everything that has ever happened on the planet Earth has been chronicled by people who have wanted to spread their own beliefs and views on how they see the world around them. Some of these events are tragic, while others are joyful, but there is no denying that some events have had more impact than others.

It is true that in these accounts, there are inaccuracies and it’s also true that historians have strived to produce the most accurate account of these events. Even so, it takes some digging to find all the facts, and even where there may be inaccuracies, there are still a few truths. It’s important to remember that even though history is written by the victors, it doesn’t mean that history should be a fiction.

Source: Arm Of The Sphinx

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