"History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe"

+100 "History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe" - Dan Brown This is so very true, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Indeed. If Nazi Germany had somehow won WWII, the doctrine of social Darwinism would be much more pervasive. Empathy towards the less fortunate might be seen as weakness and loathsome.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Prime example: The American civil war. One nation invades another and forcibly imposes its laws on the conquered people.

by Anonymous 11 years ago