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“Memory requires active engagement with the complexities of the past. It is not an unthinking or passive process, like breathing or (for most people) sleeping. I have found that good memory, like good history, requires disciplined and focused attention, an honest effort to overcome one's perceptual and cognitive biases, and sustained effort.”

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Book:Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
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Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin

Jamie Raskin is a renowned law professor specializing in constitutional law and political theory. Born on December 13, 1962, he has made substantial contributions to legal education and scholarship. more

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