Learning from History

• The Holocaust and other genocides demonstrate the dangers of extreme governmental power and the importance of learning from such events.
• The common saying "those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it" is questioned, as history can be manipulated to support pre-arranged conclusions.
• The question arises whether the lessons from traumatic events like the Holocaust truly stick and if healing from such trauma could hinder future prevention.
• A quote from Cicero offers an alternative perspective: "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child."