“... the consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the
handing-over of all power to a small caste seem the natural,unavoidable
condition of survival.” George Orwell
The past is not a great story written by the human mind
The concept of history is one misunderstood by most
It exists, without record, witnessed or not, as an event
The presence of a human eye means it will have a bias
The result of a battle, for instance, might lead to a boast
Reality doesn't ignore the commentary, even if bent
The past comes with the conquered and the conquerors
People in the present pay little mind to what is right
Borders are drawn by war, by conquest, by aggression
And the modern world misunderstands the inheritance
The present world is one of inherited gifts and legacies
It forgets those lost to the wars of our collective history
“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from
which wars are hatched." Guy de Maupassant
