89. The speaker suggests that studying history is a waste of time because it distracts
us from current challenges. Posed this way, the question carries the assumption that the
study of history has no bearing on present problems or their possible solutions. On the
contrary, history can provide examples, perspectives and insights that are directly
relevant to contemporary challenges.
One way that studying history can help us face new challenges is by showing us
inspirational examples of success. For instance, we can learn from the experience of the
great inventor Thomas Edison that sometimes a series of apparent failures is really a
precursor to success. Also consider the journey of Lewis and dark into the Northwest
Territory. Understanding the motivations needed to overcome adversities they faced can
help to inspire modern-day explorers and scientists.
Studying history can also help us avoid repeating mistakes. For instance, we can
learn from the failure of Prohibition during the 1930s that it can be a mistake to legislate
morality. And future generations might learn from the 1997 indictment of the tobacco
industry that it is bad policy to trade off the well-being of consumers in order to secure
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