We need to understand our past to know who we are now. To deny, neglect or invent that past is risky. But in an age where presentism and instant gratification is rampant, the experience of the past is often neglected. Roland Fletcher makes the case for the past as the only reliable guide to our future.

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We need to understand our past to know who we are…

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