The archive is never neutral; it shapes what we remember and... - Jacques Derrida

"The archive is never neutral; it shapes what we remember and what we forget."

Jacques Derrida History

Philosopher, Deconstructionist French-Algerian 1930–2004

More from Jacques Derrida

"There is no outside text."

"Writing is the dangerous supplement."

"The future is not something to be predicted, but to be invented."

"Deconstruction is not destruction."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."