Why Study History Just because you know where you have been, does not mean you know where you are going. Knowing your countries past is very valuable information to possess, however it is not the sole option for our future actions. David McCullough writes a well written essay called Why History? In this essay McCullough addresses the issues of the importance of studying history and the benefits humans may gain from knowing their countries history. …showed first 75 words of 539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 539 total…since no one appears to be 'learning' on how to behave. We still repeat many of the same mistakes, and continue so in a loop. David McCullough decided to begin his essay with "The best way to know where the country is going is to know where we've been" Whereas I am going to finish my essay with "Just because you know where you have been, does not mean you know where you are going."