Cecil Rhodes is a historical figure with world wide significance. We must keep our history, British history in order to learn from it regardless of political feelings and persuasions. If we continue down the road of removing statues of people who we feel no longer fit today's morality we will have to remove 90% of British monuments along with our Kings and Queens. Oxford University is a place of education, Cecil established the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, it was established in 1902, and soon became the most famous of numerous international scholarship programs. Cecil John Rhodes wanted to promote unity between English-speaking nations and instill a sense of civic-minded leadership and moral fortitude in future leaders irrespective of their chosen career paths.We must keep the statue to remember and recognize Cecil's contribution to education.