For my quote, I chose, "History is written by the victor." this quote to me is very true because we really only hear widely accepted history from the side of the winners. For example, in the American revolution, we only hear it from our side. We are told that the English were horrible and taxed us ridiculous amounts and that we were the good guys who revolted and gained our freedom. But if you heard the losers side, the british, they would say that we are terrorists and that we attacked our own people and leaders to get away. Which, in reality, is the truth.
I believe we study history for a few reasons. One, because we should learn where we came from and how we get here, and two, because we should learn from our past mistakes in order to not let history repeat itself in bad ways.
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