Worshiping the past degrades the present and blocks national progress.
Evidence
The principle, which makes little of the present act of living and growing, naturally looks upon the present as empty and upon the future as remote. Such a principle is inimical to progress and is a hindrance to a strong and a steady current of life. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1022
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Worshipping the past makes the present a futile imitation of it; Mere preservation of tradition destroys culture, not sustains it — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 564; Nations selectively forget negative historical events to sustain national identity (+4 more)
- yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Worshipping the past makes the present a futile imitation of it; Mere preservation of tradition destroys culture, not sustains it — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 564; Nations selectively forget negative historical events to sustain national identity (+4 more)