Interpretations of the past are subject to change in response to new evidence, new questions asked of the evidence, new perspectives gained by the passage of time. [...] The unending quest of historians for understanding the past — that is, "revisionism" — is what makes history vital and meaningful.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Interpretations of the past are subject to change in response to new evidence, new questions asked of the evidence, new perspectives gained by the passage of time. [...] The unending quest of historians for understanding the past — that is, "revisionism" — is what makes history vital and meaningful." in the context of "James M. McPherson, "Revisionist Historians" (September 2003), Perspectives, American Historical Association." to mean that wisdom is timeless.