I know history. There are many names in historybut none of them are ours.

Richard Siken
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I know history. There are many names in history but none of them are ours. This quote is about the power and importance of name in history. Not only do we have a name in the history books, we also have footprints and stories that we can tell to our children and grandchildren.

These stories paint a picture of how we acted and contributed to the world around us. The past is our history and it needs to be recorded for future generations.

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