Show Twists Of History A study of history Is rewarding re rewarding rewarding re- re I warding for many reasons One is that it Is of often ten but not always I a clue to events of the future I History does repeat itself HAD WASHINGTON lost the war and had the Colonists lost their fight for Independence itIs it itis itis is quite possible he and other Rev Revolutionary 0 1 u 0 n a r y War heroes would have been executed for treason and rebellion Then there Is the might ha have ve been that the Confederacy might have won its ence Abraham Lincoln instead of being the great unifier who saved the country would have gone down as sincere a but misguided misguided misguided mis mis- guided President who split the country and started a costly war THEN THERE is the chance I Germany might have won world war I in 1914 Had this happened happened hap hap- there probably would have been no Communist country country coun coun- try in the world today There would have been no Hitler In spite of all our sacrifices in world war II we ended up In Ina ina ina a situation more dangerous than the one we found In in 1941 The soldiers sailors and airmen won a war the diplomats and the government in Washington Washing Washing- ton lost What is the lesson to tobe tobe tobe be learned from this backward glance FIRST IT would seem is the conclusion that wars do not always settle issues And second second second sec sec- ond if we must avoid a crusade avoid vengeance in making peace and clearly and consistently consistently consistently consist consist- pursue realistic goals in our dealings with both allies and enemies |