![I suppose being the kind of creatures we [people] are, we like to censor the past, and are selective, or want to be selective about the things that we remember. If you want to destroy people, destroy their memory, destroy their history.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-suppose-being-the-kind-of-creatures-we-people-are-we-like-to-censor-the-past.jpg)
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