When studying
World History, we should never forget our Christian ideals, we
should continue to pursue rational scientific inquiry and continue
to value our constitutional forms of government.
(from the preface to "What Is History?" Random
House Historical Pamphlet Edition, 1977)
We guide our
present-day actions according to our past experience... "If our
historical memory is defective, it serves the present (and future)
badly."
(from the introduction to the
The Western Experience, vol. II, p. vii, Knopf,
1979)
"It
is only through understanding the past and present that the students
of today will be able to make an impact upon the world of
tomorrow".
(from the Xavier History Department
homepage: "Philosophy")
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Albert J. Nilles. All Rights Reserved.
