I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, … - Steven Knight

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Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves.

Steven Knight

I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, but they look back and look for patterns. They look for sequences and they look for reasons, and certain periods of history don't fit with the general pattern of 1500 to the 20th century, during which there's the creation of the United States. At this time of 1814, two nations who would eventually become close allies were at war with each other, so it doesn't quite fit.

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