I think a basic understanding of history, culture and how our society works is absolutely required. I think it is our responsibility to prevent at least the worst mistakes we did in the past and preserve at least the best achievements.
We have turned in circles in the past and will do it again if we do not get that we turned in circles.
Not a truism for everyone. The history, culture, and society I learned in school was too Eurocentric / Western and was completely irrelevant to my personal development and sense of identity as a minority in this society.
We have turned in circles in the past and will do it again if we do not get that we turned in circles.