Can Historical Memory Bring Us Peace and Quiet?

... deportation of hundreds of thousands of people and genocide. In recent months, high-ranking U.S. officials have been talking with increasing frequency about “American exceptionalism”. This is a dangerous claim, fraught, like both nationalism and chauvinism, with a policy that will eventually lead to the disintegration of societies. And a fragmented world is fertile ground for wars to break out . Cherish the Memory of Past Victories www.history.com Ilya Ivanov: Wars Humanising Wars Historical memory can do more than give warning about certain courses of action. It can also inspire, instil confidence that peace will prevail, and convince you that the seemingly impossible is, in fact, possible if only you put your mind to it. Relations ...