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People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books， documents and records. Why do we have libraries？ What good are these documents and history books？

We do it because， sometimes， the voi-ce of experience can cause us to stop， look and listen. Sometimes， past records， when understood in the right way， can help us decide what to do and what not to do.

From the stories of courage and devotion of men and women， we create the inspirations of youth. History records the suffering， the self-denial， the devotion， and the heroic deeds of people in the past. The main purpose of history is to create a better world.

In short， history helps us learn. Yesterday's records can keep us from repeating yesterday's mistakes. And from the pieces of mosaic assembled by historians come the great murals which represent the progress of mankind.

人們常常心存疑慮，為什么歷史學(xué)家要費(fèi)盡周折地保存數(shù)以萬(wàn)計(jì)的書(shū)籍、文獻(xiàn)和記錄。我們?yōu)槭裁匆袌D書(shū)館呢？這些文獻(xiàn)和史書(shū)有何用處呢？

我們這么做的原因在于有時(shí)候經(jīng)驗(yàn)之音能促使我們停步、觀察和傾聽(tīng)。有時(shí)候，過(guò)去的記載經(jīng)過(guò)正確的詮釋?zhuān)軒椭覀儧Q定何事可為、何事不可為。

從體現(xiàn)男性和女性勇氣和奉獻(xiàn)精神的故事之中，我們獲得了青春的啟示。歷史記載著人類(lèi)的一切苦難、克己、忠誠(chéng)和英勇事跡。歷史學(xué)的主要目的是創(chuàng)造一個(gè)更加美好的世界。