Posted on 07/05/2010 6:15:30 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Edited on 07/05/2010 6:22:29 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Oh brother, I've got a degree in Medieval History, and I'm not that hard over. I've spent a fair amount of time touring historical sites and its nice to keep a part of our history preserved. That said, I stand by my original statement that it is a blessing and not a curse that the vast majority of our past is not preserved for the sake of preservation. It is more important that we remain a living society than a stale one.
Like other old houses, this one might have been best preserved by having people live in it. In historical preservation, the perfect becomes the enemy of the good.
“Like other old houses, this one might have been best preserved by having people live in it. In historical preservation, the perfect becomes the enemy of the good”
On that note we can agree.
btt
:-)
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