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> [Governments should encourage and facilitate the teaching of history, but one does not want them to be able to dictate, for political or partisan reasons, what kind of history and interpretations are on offer to children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-colley/governments-should-encourage-and-facilitate-the-teaching-of-history/)

[Linda Colley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-colley/)

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