History shows us how to behave. History teaches, reinforces what we believe in, what we stand for, and what we ought to be willing to stand up for. History is - or should be - the bedrock of patriotism, not the chest-pounding kind of patriotism but the real thing, love of country.
- From David McCullough's acceptance speech upon receiving the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
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