But, worse than that, blindness to what really happened in the past can distort the development of your society. Sooner or later, the healthiest societies face up to what they have been – good and bad – and grow in decency and self-confidence as a result.
所以，如果你误读了历史，就会使你自己的战略选择产生偏差。但是，更糟糕的是，对于过去真正发生的事情视而不见将扭曲你的社会的发展。总有一天，最健康的社会将敢于面对它们的过去，不管是好还是坏，从而体面并且自信地成长。