By changing our history and our memory, they try to erase all our shame.

Ruth Ozeki
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They are trying to erase all our shame. The dishonor of being enslaved for so long. All the suffering. They are trying to erase all of that so they say, "We are a great country with a great history."

Source: A Tale For The Time Being

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