People don't forget, do they?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A rhetorical question acknowledging that history or guilt is remembered.
- In plain terms
- People remember what happened, right?
- What can you take from it?
- History stays in memory over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does society choose to forget?
- How does memory shape truth?
Another view
Memory can be selective or manipulated.
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Thanks to the directors for addressing this message to my home. Written several minutes before my death.
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