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by hx87 3595 days ago
> but I think that many historians, including myself, believe that every human life that was ever lived has some value and deserves to be remembered

I agree with that, but the difference is that we have the ability to improve present and future lives, something we cannot do for those of the past. Thus if bringing dignity to the past injures the present and the future, we would not do so.