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Importance of History

How should a president honor the war dead?

Since the beginning of the war in Iraq last year, a small tempest has arisen in the media over whether or not George W. Bush should attend the funerals of American servicemen and women killed in the line of duty. As of this writing, Mr.

Every one of the founders was a historian who believed that only history could protect us from tyranny and coercion. In their reactions to the long, bloody pageant of the English past, we can see the framers’ intentions.

"Americans are united by their history and by a faith in progress, justice, and freedom," writes President Kennedy

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