Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present. (Penelope Lively)

Equally, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present.

Penelope Lively

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