National artifacts are called so for the simple reason that they’re “national” or to use a more crude term, “native” to that country & no amount of lying through the teeth can excuse anyone taking them for endless decades for “safe keeping”
]]>National artifacts are called so for the simple reason that they’re “national” or to use a more crude term, “native” to that country & no amount of lying through the teeth can excuse anyone taking them for endless decades for “safe keeping”
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To me, this is THE arguement with all these material items. On the other hand – what are we (=everyone) supposed to appreciate on anything historical if history repeats all the time and doesn’t teach us anything on how we could shape the present and future?
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