History is full of moments where things could have gone differently but they didn’t. One of the greatest lessons we can learn is that while we cannot rewrite the past, we can shape what comes next.
Heather Cox Richardson, a historian known for her deep insights into democracy and historical patterns, reminds us that the past is fixed, but the future is not. Every decision we make today writes the next chapter.
“One of the curses of history is that we cannot go back and change the course leading to disasters, no matter how much we might wish to. The past has its own terrible inevitability. But it is never too late to change the future.”
A powerful reminder: History teaches, but it is up to us to listen. 🔎📖