Accurate historical knowledge is essential because it allows individuals to stay grounded in reality and resist efforts by others to manipulate history for political purposes.

“But that gets to why one of the reasons why, history is important, because it means that you can stay grounded in reality. You can say, "Okay, well, actually we are We are a nation of immigrants."”

Learning history is vital because it provides the knowledge necessary to understand contemporary threats and defend one's principles in the present day.

“Because Americans needed to understand their history and what threats to it looked like and what had happened to it in the past if they were going to understand how to stand up and defend it in the present day.”