I hope now we will start to work with the young generation. Let them know what was the real exact history at that time. But now everybody is forgetting what we were doing. The same is happening in Britain. The granddaughter of Churchill told me that the young generation there...they don't even know who Churchill is.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker hopes to educate youth about true history, noting that even in Britain people are forgetting figures like Churchill.
- In plain terms
- He wants young people to learn real history because it's being forgotten.
- What can you take from it?
- Historical education is needed to preserve collective memory.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do societies forget past leaders?
- How can we make history engaging for youth?
Another view
The claim about widespread forgetting may be overstated.
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