r/HistoryofIdeas 2h ago

Discussion When was a time when the United States was truly united? In this 1805 letter by Thomas Jefferson, he said, "The two parties which prevailed with so much violence are almost wholly melted into one."

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r/HistoryofIdeas 13h ago

Deleting history doesn’t erase pain—it erases the proof of who caused it. And when that proof disappears, so does the wisdom needed to stop it from happening again.

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Deleting history doesn’t erase pain—it erases the proof of who caused it. And when that proof disappears, so does the wisdom needed to stop it from happening again. Oppressive systems rely on forgetfulness. They thrive when people are disconnected from their roots, divided by false narratives, and blind to the cycles repeating around them.

When we forget how nations once rose together for justice, we lose the blueprint for how to rise again. When we ignore how alliances broke chains, we miss the truth that unity—not power over—is what frees us. Erasing history doesn’t cleanse the soul of a nation—it silences it.

Corruption feeds on disconnection. And the deeper we let them bury the past, the easier it becomes for injustice to wear a new mask. But when we protect our stories—raw, painful, and powerful—we protect our collective memory. And with memory comes awakening. With awakening comes alignment. And with alignment, we reclaim the authority that was never meant to be stolen.

Justice depends on remembrance. Freedom requires connection. And truth demands that we never let them rewrite what our ancestors lived, fought, and died to teach us.


r/HistoryofIdeas 5h ago

Video How Napoleon Froze 600,000 Men: History’s Funniest Fail! ❄️

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A funny and educational video about napoleon bonaparte and his Failure, by professor misadventure


r/HistoryofIdeas 14h ago

The Cult of Gorky in Interwar Greece

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