Throughout the period, the “secret sauce” of Ottoman power was an army of élite infantry called “Janissaries”. Janissaries were Christian slaves, usually taken as spoils of…
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The ability of any nation or culture to acknowledge its past misdeeds is so very rare and yet so very necessary to minimizing current and future discord. George Santayana famously said “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That is equally true of those who may remember, but fail to recognize and accept responsibility for historic actions and their effects.
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I entirely agree. It’s what prompted me to start the blog and the strapline I added on the header.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Pleasure.
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Always good to see an American with a grasp of how the past has shaped events in the present day.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Miaow! I’d say it’s good to see anyone not a historian have such a grasp! x
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It’s just that I read so many blogs where Americans appear to have no sense of history whatsoever. It was refreshing to see this post, and I honestly didn’t mean to sound so catty!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I know, Pete – I was kidding!
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Phew! x
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Very interesting.
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Yes indeed.
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Interesting, though so sad. Thanks for sharing.
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Such is life, alas.
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