tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post1187924040954384577..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Books that haven't influenced me the mostJohn Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-8703277718482961412011-11-30T14:45:17.205-05:002011-11-30T14:45:17.205-05:00I was referring to the idea that learning history ...I was referring to the idea that learning history could provide lessons to be applied to future events, not the possibility of changing one's opinion of a certain event or person in the past.John Althouse Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-74991090501961642132011-11-30T14:37:38.479-05:002011-11-30T14:37:38.479-05:00I even wonder if anyone really "learns lesson...<i>I even wonder if anyone really "learns lessons" from history, or if we just interpret everything to fit our preconception of the world.</i><br /><br />I was always bitter towards Andrew Jackson over his forced removal of the Cherokee to Oklahoma, The Trail of Tears. The Cherokee had saved Jackson's ass against the Creek at Horseshoe Bend making the betrayal particularly nasty. Later, reading a Sam Houston biography, <i>The Sword of San Jacinto</i> I gained an entirely new perspective of the situation and began to understand Jackson's actions.<br /><br />So, it can happen.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623422545436294378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-83293902221062327112010-03-24T21:59:46.472-04:002010-03-24T21:59:46.472-04:00I even wonder if anyone really "learns lesson...<i>I even wonder if anyone really "learns lessons" from history, or if we just interpret everything to fit our preconception of the world. <br /><br /></i>Just read history books written during the period you are interested in.Jason (the commenter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16045360562791361484noreply@blogger.com