Milan, November 4 (askanews) – "The idea of history must be considered through the strength and power of the document. Today, it is more important than ever to counter the all-too-widespread idea that all opinions are equivalent. The opinion that an event either happened or didn't happen is equivalent. For example, let's talk about the Holocaust: it happened or it didn't happen. Some people believe the two opinions are equivalent, but no, one is true and the other is false."
Professor Salvatore Settis told askanews during the presentation of the "Global Antiquity" exhibition at the Fondazione Prada in Milan. "Emphasizing the documentary value of objects, what objects can tell us firsthand, replacing their maker, the artisans, and those who have manipulated them over the centuries," Settis added, "underscores the fact, the documentary value, the demonstrative value of objects: this is making history.
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