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88. Ken Burns on Heroism, Horror, and History

People I (Mostly) Admire

CHAPTER

Is It the Same Old Story?

"It's the same old story, as the song goes, this is how we are as human beings. There's nothing new under the sun, which tells you that human nature doesn't change," he says. "The best arguments in the world won't change a single person's point of view. The only thing that can do that is a good story and within it is the complications of the human condition."

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