He had forgotten history and he didn't intend to remember it again.
"It is always a pity when people forget history."
Sometimes I think you do your best to forget history, especially if it doesn't square with legend.
What I'm afraid of is that people will forget history.
I bet you've forgotten more local history than that young lady over there ever learned.
We cannot simply forget history or our interpretation of it.
But forget history; think of the real significance of that act.
"One cannot agree with those who suggest that we forget history or use only a certain part of it," he said.
But those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
Haven't you ever heard that saying about those who forget history being doomed to repeat it?