Learning Quote by Nat Greene

“My understanding of the past has been savagely undermined.”

— Penelope Lively

“As is usually the case, those who lived at the time did not fully comprehend the enormous consequences of the events they witnessed.”

— Justo L. González

“Familiarity can provide the misguided illusion of understanding. Assume nothing.”

— Truth Devour

“History lessons were superficial. The past was not set in stone, and was occasionally rewritten.”

— Hyeonseo Lee

“It was an ignorant perception of the past at which most scoffed, but those who were wiser simply shook their heads in embarrassment knowing…

— Sean DeLauder

“People were arrogant, unable to see things from a point of view other than their own, and hence always saw what they expected to…

— Johnny B. Truant

“Things that people do not understand or want to accept often become seen in a negative light as histories are passed down from generation…

— Holy Ghost Writer

“Those heavily invested in the status quo had difficulty thinking outside of it—and were often tainted by it.”

— Daniel Suarez

“It's only when you have grazed on the lower slopes of your own ignorance and begun to understand the great vistas of nonknowledge that…

— Christopher Hitchens

“They were in a position of total ignorance and people in that position often died without being enlightened.”

— Eoin Colfer

“[They] talked mostly of their memories, for the past was all they had - the present being such a changable, odd thing, and the…

— Jayne Fresina

“It was simply the way of human beings, subtly changing the past in their minds to match their current beliefs.”

— Brandon Sanderson