1984

Explain the value to the govt of this: "Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past"

Has this principle already been happening in America?

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"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

This quote directly relates to the purposeful revision of history. A government can easily control its citizenry if it controls what they think. Changing the past gives them a direct hold on the present, and the power to revise enables them to dictate and manipulate the future.

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1984