Journal Marxist Hacker 42's Journal: Secret Files of the Inquisition 2
http://www.pbs.org/inquisition/
After 700 years, the files of the Inquisition are being released, and like with the German Holocaust during WWII, they turn out to be a treasure trove for historians, since one of the primary functions of the Inquisition was to introduce better record keeping and rule of evidence to the judicial system.
Mental note: (Score:2)
When I become a cruel dictator I shall have my subjects keep meticulously detailed logs about how great life was under my rule. No point in repeating Hitler's PR disaster.
Re: (Score:2)
Mao tried this in China. Except he forgot to erase the 1940 census from existence, so by the 1970 census, we know just how many went missing.