Never forget (political phrase)
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"Never forget" is a political slogan used to urge commemoration and remembrance for national tragedies, usually for the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the Holocaust in Europe during World War II,[1][2], the Armenian genocide of the 1910s[3], and other acts of genocide and mass murder.
It is often used in conjunction with 'never again'.
History of the term
Though the exact phrase 'never forget' originated after the Holocaust, similar terms have been used in times before, including lest we forget at the end of the Ode of Remembrance.
From the late 1940s to 2001, the phrase was used to protest genocide. While the main message of 'never forget' is to remember the past so history does not repeat its mistakes, it also arguably implies vengeance and militarism, especially after 9/11 when the term was used by supporters of the War on Terror. [4]
The phrase has been used by U.S. President George W. Bush [5] and by President Barack Obama. [6]
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