"History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural  time of  day.

It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography.  History tells a people where they've been, what they've been, where they are and what they are. Most importantly, history tells a people where they 

still must go, what they still must be. The relationship of history to the people 

is the same as a mother to her child."

                                                                                 John Henrik Clark