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I think that there's more to learn from history than just actions and consequences. There is "Who should I be?" rather than just "What should I do in this situation?" You can see what sorts of people tended to do good, and part of that is recognizing what they thought was bad and what was simply in accordance with the morality of the time; disappointing, perhaps, from our modern point of view but not the sign of a flaw greater than the one we have ourselves when we fail to morally innovate.
I also think that there is advancement in morality, not just arbitrarily changes like in fashion. Maybe some things were better in the past (many other people seem to think so) but overall life for almost everyone is better now than it has ever been and that's because of progress not just in technology but in the rules that we have for relating to each other. I expect that I could probably be convinced that the people of the future were right and I was wrong if I knew what the future was, because I think that the future will probably be better than the present.
That's why I place so much emphasis on moral humility. I expect that somewhere, I'm making a mistake. I might agree with some modern-day zealots in principle, but because I'm not sure that I'm right, I don't agree with their methods. That, I think, is the most important lesson of history.