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> [The first step to get people interested in history is to wonder how things could have been different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/the-first-step-to-get-people-interested-in-history-is-to-wonder-how/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

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## More by Gavriel David Rosenfeld

> [Originally the premise of killing Hitler was fueled by deep traumatic feelings of wishing and fantasizing that if only things had been different, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/originally-the-premise-of-killing-hitler-was-fueled-by-deep-traumatic/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [The first step to get people interested in history is to wonder how things could have been different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/the-first-step-to-get-people-interested-in-history-is-to-wonder-how/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [Americans and British respondents don't want to let the German people off the hook. They make the case that if you get rid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/americans-and-british-respondents-don-t-want-to-let-the-german-people/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [What I have learned from studying counterfactual history is that the law of unintended consequences always kicks in no matter how secure you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/what-i-have-learned-from-studying-counterfactual-history-is-that-the/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [In times of uncertainty, we tend to move away from deterministic world views. And when we try to find moral footing for our actions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/in-times-of-uncertainty-we-tend-to-move-away-from-deterministic-world/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [If you're a website and you want to get attention, you can Hiterlize anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/if-you-re-a-website-and-you-want-to-get-attention-you-can-hiterlize/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/what-s-interesting-is-that-when-you-get-into-the-post-war-period-many/)

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> [Most people experience history as one damn fact after another in high school. But if you can wonder, "Wow, what if the US hadn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/most-people-experience-history-as-one-damn-fact-after-another-in-high/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

> [The Germans tend to like to blame the Nazi experience on one man who can be scapegoated. If you pile all the blame onto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/the-germans-tend-to-like-to-blame-the-nazi-experience-on-one-man-who/)

[Gavriel David Rosenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavriel-david-rosenfeld/)

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