I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Citizens should preserve historical documents whenever possible.
- In plain terms
- Every citizen should save documents about our country's history when they can.
- What can you take from it?
- Preserving history is a civic duty for every good citizen.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as history?
- Who preserves it when people can't?
Another view
Not all citizens have the resources or knowledge to preserve documents.
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