"When men despise history they are on the road to barbarism, because to despise history is to reject Biblical faith and reject meaning and purpose in life in favor of gratification in a moment. people who have no past have no future. they represent cluture senility."-R.J. Rushdoony, Roots of Reconstruction

"The purpose of stripping men of their past is to reshpae them into whatever form their elite rulers choose."-R.J. Rushdoony, Roots of Reconstruction