晏子春秋
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
消滅一個(gè)民族的第一步是抹去它的記憶。摧毀它的書(shū)籍,它的文化,它的歷史。然后讓某人寫(xiě)新書(shū),制造新文化,發(fā)明新歷史。不久之后,這個(gè)民族就會(huì)開(kāi)始忘記它是什么以及它曾經(jīng)是什么。