[Taxman]

". . . wise whispers of the past are with us to assure us that if we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before."

IMHO, that is a qualifying statement.

VDH is way out of my league as a historian, thinker and philosopher.

I find his writing most insightful and educational.

[Cuttnhorse]

Have you read his book, Fields Without Dreams?

Absolutely great account of his growing up on a small raisin farm in central Calif.