An honest and humble assessment will always reveal that we need to do more to improve. We need to do a better job of passing the word so we can be better stewards of our society.
history
Gaps in our past – history or nostalgia?
We have to address the gaps. We have to reckon with the gaps. Nostalgia is largely not an accurate reflection of history and is filled with multiple gaps. Only by addressing the gaps can we aspire to be the country that we were created to be and the country that we profess to be now.
Using History
Our job is to recognize and analyze the past (our history) and to learn how to correct or change our current situation based on our history.
Victor Hugo revisited
Victor Hugo was a profound storyteller. Through his works of fiction, he has relayed powerful messages about the human condition and he has suggested ways to honestly address them.
Learning from History?
We need to learn from the past and advance the causes of social good, avoid the pitfalls along the way, and condemn the actions that take us backward.
January 28, 1986 – Trust misplaced
The Challenger disaster is not just a NASA failure but one characteristic of any enterprise where people interact with people.