......A forgotten sign to our own time
When we witness the very same.

For from Pakistan to the Sudan,
Famine vistims they wait in need,
And a country like ours which has known this curse,
Must surely take the lead............

Megan. The above comes from a song which John Tunney wrote about the famine, and how we should use the memory of it to obliterate the conditions which cause famine in our time. I can't recall the entire text but maybe some kind soul will post it here.

In any event, it is the perfect antidote to people who complain about excessive reliance on history. Yes, it's far too easy to wallow in contemplative hatred of "rapacious English landlords", or of any bunch of exploitative crooks. The point however is not so much to get angry at things which have happened in the past, as to channel that anger into doing something about similar events which are taking place now.