Ray sighs. "There's a saying in my time. You would have lost it. 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' Maybe the other nations did betray you guys- I honestly don't know- but you need to know how people have gone wrong before so you don't do it again. And how people have gone right, so you can learn by their example."

He gives a small smile. "I can arrange that. I can bring some of the books here, or- at some point if you ever wanted to- I could take you to one of the libraries on my world. Or one of the bookstores, for that matter." A certain scene from the movie flashes through his mind. "Libraries are good, though. It's amazing how much difference a competent librarian can make in finding the book you need to read."