"Truth, he wrote in an Op-Ed article in The New York Times in 1981, “does not reside in exact recording of every detail. It never has. Instead, it resides in myth — generalizing myths that direct attention to what is common amid diversity by neglecting trivial differences of detail.”
“Indeed,”
he continued, “the principal reason for studying the past is that it
promotes the formulation and reformulation of useful myths about the
conduct of public affairs, creates and confirms public identities, and
offers models of behavior for leaders and followers alike that help to
guide us through present perplexities.” "~~~New York Times
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