tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748145438074720133.post4468561876151940879..comments2023-10-05T06:45:00.360-04:00Comments on Plainly Speaking: The Past vs. the Present vs. the FutureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748145438074720133.post-21267556282140878362007-07-31T21:34:00.000-04:002007-07-31T21:34:00.000-04:00Al, you are sweeping too broadly. The past is the ...Al, you are sweeping too broadly. The past is the tool with which we interpret the present and shape the future. We must put effort into studying the past, lest we fulfill the cliche and repeat ... You are bothered by people using the past to excuse current failings. That's a universal human behavior, but another thing entirely.<BR/><BR/>I am reading a history of World War II at the moment and am amazed daily by the way it illuminates current world crises. <BR/><BR/>Just for the record, I've never heard anyone use slavery as an excuse for not making it to school every day. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com