We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.

We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today.

there are reasons to think that history might be an imperfect guide to the present situation.

Recognize your history, in the present, to know your future.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.