history - why bother
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A series of quotes to prompt class discussion. The first 6 take a negative view of the study of history, and the last 6 take a positive view. I used it with my Year 11 History class to get them to discuss what history is and why it is important.TRANSCRIPT
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History
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HistoryWhy bother?
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Historyistheliecommonlyagreed
upon.(Voltaire)
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Historyisonlyaconfusedheapoffacts.
(G.K.Chesterton)
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Ifamancouldsaynothingagainstacharacterbutwhathecanprove,historycould
notbewritten.
(SamuelJohnson)
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Thepastisuseless.Thatexplainswhyit
ispast.(WrightMorris)
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Historyisanargumentwithoutend.
(PeterGeyl)
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Whatexperienceandhistoryteachisthis‐thatpeopleand
governmentsneverhavelearnedanythingfromhistory,oractedonprinciplesdeducedfromit.
(G.W.F.Hegel)
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Historyisapeople'smemory,andwithout
memorymanisdemotedtotheloweranimals.
(MalcolmX)
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Historyisthewitnessthattestifiestothepassingoftime;itilluminatesreality,vitalizesmemory,providesguidanceindailylife,andbringsus
tidingsofantiquity.
(Cicero)
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Thefunctionofthehistorianisneithertolovethepastnorto
emancipatehimselffromthepast,buttomasterandunderstanditasthekeytotheunderstandingofthe
present.
(E.H.Carr)
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Thestudyofhistoryisthebestmedicineforasickmind;forinhistoryyouhavearecordoftheinfinitevarietyof
humanexperienceplainlysetoutforalltosee;andinthatrecordyoucanfindyourselfandyourcountryboth
examplesandwarnings;finethingstotakeasmodels,basethingsrottenthroughandthrough,toavoid.
(Livy)
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Thosewhocannotrememberthepastarecondemnedtorepeatit.
(Santayana)
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Anationwhichdoesnotknowwhatitwasyesterday,does
notknowwhatitistoday,norwhatitistryingtodo.
(WoodrowWilson)
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Ifyoudonotlikethepast,
changeit.
(WilliamL.Burton)