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How to Read History or "De Descriptione Temporum" by C.S. Lewis

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The Mystifying of the Past

C.S. Lewis said in the 50s that leaders now try to get people activated and organized, energized. He anticipated govertizement: rulers trying to keep people settled instead of getting them mobilized. I think there is a certain mystifying of the past going on here," he says. "I would say plenty of times when I really wish that the people are elected officials in Washington would just make it their business to do their job"

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