Any child knows that history can only be a reduced representation of reality, but it must be a true one, not distorted by queer lenses.
Samuel Eliot Morison Quotes
In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not.
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Birth: | 9th July, 1887 |
Death: | 15th May, 1976 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Historian |
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