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Podcast: A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Episode: "HISTORY TEACHES US" NOTHING: THE "LESSONS" OF HISTORY (PART 1)
Description: HISTORY IS NOT A BOX OF FACTS, IT IS A STATE OF MIND
History teaches us ____________." Many listeners have probably heard that opening a few times, usually followed by a claim that is apparently profound and timely, but also probably poorly supported and problematic. Why does this construction persist, then? Is it because of an innate human quest for simple answers to intractable problems? Or is it because leaders believe that history repeats itself? Is it because we misunderstand how historical thinking should shape contemporary decisions? Misconceptions about the purpose, processes, and even the meaning of the word history abound...