But the fact remains that those who do not know history can easily be sucked in to reliving it; imagine the temptations of a new draft of facism or communism, a new set of bells and whistles and anew generation of ignorant beefy boys and girls willing to jump in to the latest new thing because their elders just don't understand...

Perhaps the same is true of the high points of cultural insight, poetry and philosophical discovery. To my mind ignoring "Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright" is almost as dumb as ignoring Newton's Principia. It is wise to understand "The center will not hold..." , as it is to understand Force=Mass*Acceleration.

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