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History as end: 1619, 1776, and the politics of the past

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https://harpers.org/archive/2021/07/history-as-end-politics-of-the-past-matthew-karp/

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Title
[Essay] History As End, By Matthew Karp | Harper's Magazine
Authors
Matthew Karp, Daniel Brook, Elisa Gabbert
Published
Jun 8 2021
Word count
5656 words

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    The past may live inside the present, but it does not govern our growth. However sordid or sublime, our origins are not our destinies; our daily journey into the future is not fixed by moral arcs or genetic instructions. We must come to see history, as Brown put it, not as “what we dwell in, are propelled by, or are determined by,” but rather as “what we fight over, fight for, and aspire to honor in our practices of justice.” History is not the end; it is only one more battleground where we must meet the vast demands of the ever-living now.

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