Living in History
Most countries fabricate at least some of their history; or they simply whitewash the bits that do not match their heroic idea of themselves. But getting the past wrong can skew a country's strategic choices and, worse, it can distort the development of its society.
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LONDON – I recently took part in a public debate with Paul Keating, Australia’s former prime minister. He is an interesting man, a genuine intellectual driven by his inner demons both to flay those who pay insufficient credit to his transformational role in Australian politics and to expose what he regards as waffle and myths.