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Ted, makes you wonder how far Britain will go to white wash not only Islamic fundamentalism, but also history.

Post 1

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 10:57am

Public schools in the USA gave up teaching history probably 50 years ago or more. The real issue here is that there is a socialized school system. It needs to be pulled up by its roots. In many respects, this will make that system even less popular than it currently is.

Post 2

Saturday, July 14, 2007 - 2:48pm

I'm scared.

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 12:17am

What was that quote again of not knowing history and repeating the errors of the past?

Post 4

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 9:48am

How can they leave out ANY of those figures? That makes no sense at all.

Post 5

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 12:00pm

Guido, in the attempt to answer your question, I used www.ixquick.com and got a hold of this gem ...

The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996.
 
NUMBER: 48129 QUOTATION: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. 
ATTRIBUTION: George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet. 
Life of Reason, 'Reason in Common Sense,' ch. 12 (1905-6).
 

William L. Shirer made these words the epigraph for his Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1959)

Ed

Post 6

Monday, July 16, 2007 - 2:20pm