The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies. James A. Froude

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
History and Historians
Quotations by James A. Froude

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