Sorry for the double posting. And you're welcome :)
I don't think I have ever thought this deeply about history, but you're quite right. Out of curiosity, are you pursuing a history major at the moment?
Some of the modern institutions that we tend to take for granted seem to all come from the French Revolution - granting citizenships to ethnic minorities, for example. I read that Robespierre argued for granting French citizenships to freed blacks, but they will never teach us those facts in history classes, as the mere thought of a bloodthirsty despot embracing open-minded ideals is mind-blowing to most historians.
Such attitudes disgust me. Although it's indisputable that good career prospects are important to students, far too many students take a class only so that they can get into Rice or Vanderbilt (I live in the South).
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Date: 2011-04-01 12:43 am (UTC)I don't think I have ever thought this deeply about history, but you're quite right. Out of curiosity, are you pursuing a history major at the moment?
Some of the modern institutions that we tend to take for granted seem to all come from the French Revolution - granting citizenships to ethnic minorities, for example. I read that Robespierre argued for granting French citizenships to freed blacks, but they will never teach us those facts in history classes, as the mere thought of a bloodthirsty despot embracing open-minded ideals is mind-blowing to most historians.
Such attitudes disgust me. Although it's indisputable that good career prospects are important to students, far too many students take a class only so that they can get into Rice or Vanderbilt (I live in the South).