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An Argument For Studying History - And For Teaching History

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Author: Koos Nolst Trenite
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 20:44

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An Argument For Studying History - And For Teaching History

                                                        6 January 2003

      'The more you are aware of the past, the more you are in the
       present, because the present is almost completely made up of
       the past, and the future is almost completely carrying on from
       and determined by actions and decisions made in the past -
       mostly even in a very distant past, by others mostly too.'

                               Koos Nolst Trenite "Cause Trinity"
                                human rights philosopher and poet


taken from:

- 'Living In The Present - Definition' (2 Jan 2003)
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3b6f518d.0301041426.6b552e59%40posting.google.com&output=gplain

Re: An Argument For Studying History - And For Teaching History

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Author: Stephen Tontoni
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 01:06

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In article <3b6f518d.0301061244.679a1ef4@posting.google.com>,
 AmbassadorForMankind@hotmail.com (Koos Nolst Trenite) wrote:

> An Argument For Studying History - And For Teaching History
> 
>                                                         6 January 2003
> 
>       'The more you are aware of the past, the more you are in the
>        present, because the present is almost completely made up of
>        the past, and the future is almost completely carrying on from
>        and determined by actions and decisions made in the past -
>        mostly even in a very distant past, by others mostly too.'
> 
>                                Koos Nolst Trenite "Cause Trinity"
>                                 human rights philosopher and poet
> 
> 
> taken from:
> 
> - 'Living In The Present - Definition' (2 Jan 2003)
> http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3b6f518d.0301041426.6b552e59%40posting.go
> ogle.com&output=gplain

And then there's:

I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study 
mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval 
architecture, navigation, commerce & agriculture in order to give their 
children a right to study paintings, poetry, music, architecture, 
statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.

--John Adams
(1780 letter to Abigail)

-- 
Stephen Tontoni <tontoni@mindspring.com>

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