“Some say violence is the result of clinging to the past, but I believe it is more often the consequence of forgetting it—of forgetting who we are, a core nature not even time can change. Humankind will never avoid tragedy by keeping our eyes fixed to the horizon’s rosy glow, for only those brave enough to peer into the past can hope to see the lighthouses meant to warn us of jagged rocks. If we are to weather the storms of the future, we must first defeat the neglect of memory.”