Of these, Independence Day is supposed to be observed by all citizens, while others are Jewish religious holidays which non-Jewish communities can disregard if they choose to observe their own religious holidays.

Nations and communities can no more disregard the special kind of insight that comes from the study of their past than individuals can understand themselves without knowing the deeds and beliefs of their own families, their own ancestors.

An experienced businessman, Leeuwenhoek realized that if his simple method for creating the critically important lens was revealed, the scientific community of his time would likely disregard or even forget his role in microscopy.

One of the major and detrimental elements that went wrong in all those various past conferences was, among other things, the fact that the international community has chosen to consider Somalia as one block and disregarded the views of great part of the Somali people.