Janvier ChouteuChando...History is the key to the unity of a people. Its nostalgia pulls them together. Its gloom separates them further. Its successes make them stronger.
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In this quote, Theodore Roosevelt said that history is the key to the unity of a people. In any given society, there are those who look back at their glory days and those who look forward to their future. This idea that we have to go back in time and remember how it used to be has been a powerful one. To find a way to unite a people, they must be able to look back at a common history and remember what it was like when they were young.
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