|
I came across a quote this morning in something I was reading that resonated with me: "The historian's tendency to make moral judgements is sometimes linked with the temptation to exaggerate the conclusiveness or coherence of one's findings." - Herbert Butterfield, The Whig Interpretation of History , London: G. Bell & Sons, 1931 It's a strong temptation, exaggeration. We all know this and ...

http://eliskimo.livejournal.com/227608.html
(Cached)
0 links
Published: 1 year, 4 months ago (Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:39:19 PDT); 5270 bytes
|