"History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions"
- Ken Burns
About this Quote
This quote by Ken Burns recommends that history is not a fixed entity, however rather something that is continuously developing and altering. He recommends that new discoveries, such as diaries and historical evidence, can alter our understanding of the past. This means that our popular presumptions about history can be challenged and revised as new proof is revealed. This quote highlights the importance of being open to brand-new interpretations of the past, and of wanting to re-examine our preconceived notions of history. It also highlights the importance of continuing to look for new proof and to explore the past in order to gain a much better understanding of it.
This quote is written / told by Ken Burns somewhere between July 29, 1953 and today. He was a famous Director from USA.
The author also have 32 other quotes.
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"
"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"
