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> [“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this tragic event in the American past, democracy is no longer being threatened by secession, slavery, or a bloody civil war, but it is being threatened by our failure to resolve our differences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/as-we-celebrate-the-150th-anniversary-of-this-tragic-event-in-the/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

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## More by John Fea

> [“our natural inclination—our “psychological condition at rest”—is to consume the past for our own purposes or try to remake the past in our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/our-natural-inclination-our-psychological-condition-at-rest-is-to/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“By trying to understand the past on its own terms, the historian treats it with integrity rather than manipulating it or superimposing his or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/by-trying-to-understand-the-past-on-its-own-terms-the-historian/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“the late historian and cultural critic Christopher Lasch in his book The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. His description of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/the-late-historian-and-cultural-critic-christopher-lasch-in-his-book/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“The French visitor to America Alexis de Tocqueville, writing in the 1830s, described the connection between American individualism and historical amnesia: Not only does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/the-french-visitor-to-america-alexis-de-tocqueville-writing-in-the/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this tragic event in the American past, democracy is no longer being threatened by secession, slavery, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/as-we-celebrate-the-150th-anniversary-of-this-tragic-event-in-the/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“Parker Palmer puts it, “Democracy gives us the right to disagree and is designed to use the energy of creative conflict to drive positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/parker-palmer-puts-it-democracy-gives-us-the-right-to-disagree-and-is/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“Wineburg: For the narcissist sees the world—both the past and the present—in his own image. Mature historical understanding teaches us to do the opposite:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/wineburg-for-the-narcissist-sees-the-world-both-the-past-and-the/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“The sixteenth-century writer Montaigne once said, “Every man calls evil what he does not understand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/the-sixteenth-century-writer-montaigne-once-said-every-man-calls-evil/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“The Tea Party movement and other libertarians have convinced millions of Americans that they have to answer to no authority but themselves. Many in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/the-tea-party-movement-and-other-libertarians-have-convinced-millions/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“History reminds us of the inherent weakness in the human condition and the very real possibility that our fellow human beings are capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/history-reminds-us-of-the-inherent-weakness-in-the-human-condition/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

> [“In the United States, self reigns supreme.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fea/in-the-united-states-self-reigns-supreme/)

[John Fea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-fea/)

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