There is simply too much injustice in the world. And too mu… - Susan Sontag

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There is simply too much injustice in the world. And too much remembering (of ancient grievances: Serbs, Irish) embitters. To make peace is to forget. To reconcile, it is necessary that memory be faulty and limited.

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Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt • Susan Lee Sontag • Susan Lee Rosenblatt

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To make peace is to forget. To reconcile, it is necessary that memory be
faulty and limited.

Too much remembering embitters. To make peace is to forget. To reconcile, it is necessary that memory be faulty and limited.

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