"But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history"
- Martin Heidegger
About this Quote
In this quote, Martin Heidegger is recommending that any statement or reason we make about history is inherently connected to history itself. Simply put, our understanding of history is shaped by the context and situations in which we live, and any attempt to understand the past is constantly influenced by the present in some way. This highlights the significance of thinking about the historical and cultural contexts that underpin our concepts about the past.
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