Why Is It Important to Study History?

We’ve all heard some version of the quote by philosopher George Santayana, “Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”  But do we really know why it’s important to study history? What does history teach us?    In his lecture “History Matters: Why Understanding the Past is Essential,” history professor Ed O’Donnell (Holy Cross …

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