It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence.
“In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many lessons for the current occupation of Iraq. So we have these connections that go way back that people aren't aware of.”
“You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling.”