Morally, the consequences of historical amnesia could not be starker. When we no longer consider ourselves in debt to the dead, when we no longer know or care about their sacrifices, we live only for the present. It is then that we selfishly consume scarce resources without any regard for future generations.

Morally, the consequences of historical amnesia could not be starker. When we no longer consider ourselves in debt to the dead, when we no longer know or care about their sacrifices, we live only for the present. It is then that we selfishly consume scarce resources without any regard for future generations.