History is always dependent on the lens that it is viewed through, history is being created all the time and will be viewed through whatever lens is appropriate at that point in the future. Unfortunately, history cannot be undone but certainly can be used to shape the future and should be viewed as such. Great leaders have strong will power and a ruthless determination to achieve a purpose, good or bad, that is why they get to be at the top and the rest don't get there. Hopefully there are checks and balances in our modern democracies to ensure the goals of our leaders are good and not bad.
