mundomiope reblogged
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For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
Elie Wiesel, Night (via historical-nonfiction)
Source: goodreads.com
mundomiope reblogged
History Fact: Flipped Off
During the Hundred Years War the French Army threatened to cut off the middle finger of enemy archers so that they could live and fight, but be incapable of their best skill.
When the English won they taunted retreating French with a certain hand gesture that we all know today.
Source: harlotsandhistory