Backward is just not a natural direction for Americans to look - historical ignorance remains a national characteristic.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work.
You know, I try not to look back, because looking forward is so much better than looking backward.
What I do know is our state and country is currently backwards and upside-down, and we all are to blame in one fashion or another.
You can't look forward and backward at the same time.
I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.
It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.
Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.
What we need in America is a renaissance. We need to go forward by going backward.