History Lies

"History is the lie that is commonly agreed upon" which was stated by Voltaire. This statement had a very significant meaning,what Voltair was trying to portray by saying this was that , the history that is taught today is mainly based off of lies but people go along with what they are told so this is what is being passed on from generation to generation. Since the truth is not told in many textbooks and teachers already have been teaching the false facts, they have not made an effort to teach what the truth really is. History would be considered a lie because the writers that would state things that occured in the wars, would be the ones who have won the battles and how things were outlooked from their perspective, you don't get to see the point of view or to hear the side of the others who have lost in battle. You do not get to see their view because many of them would have been murdered, so their story would not be told. Therefore, you do not know all the facts of what occured during that time period, you only know what occured on what was decided to be told to the public eye.