The historian’s task is to bring the dead to life.
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
In a world of asymmetric information, the design of mechanisms to ensure transparency and fairness is crucial.
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.