The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.

About This Quote

Some people believe that the past is fixed and that there is no room for change or improvement. These people are wrong. The past is not fixed. It can be redefined, rethought, and rewritten.

Our history can be a source of pride, a warning of what can happen if we let things turn out badly, or a lesson in how we should have acted in the first place. We owe it to history to rewrite it.

Source: The Critic As Artist

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