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Samuel E Morison Quotes

I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer Picture Quote #1

If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long - suffering wife Picture Quote #1

Courses on historical methodology are not worth the time that they take up. I shall never give one myself, and I have observed that many of my colleagues who do give such courses refrain from exemplifying their methods by writing anything Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Throughout this evolution from left to right, beard always detested war. Hence his writings were slanted to show that the military side of history was insignificant or a mere reflection of economic forces Picture Quote #1

Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian’s mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis Picture Quote #1

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Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true Picture Quote #1

Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts Picture Quote #1

Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian’s mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis Picture Quote #1

Yet enthusiasm is no excuse for the historian going off balance. He should remind the reader that outcomes were neither inevitable nor foreordained, but subject to a thousand changes and chances Picture Quote #1

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I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer (Samuel E Morison Quotes) If a lecturer, he wishes to be heard; if a writer, to be read. He always hopes for a public beyond that of the long - suffering wife (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Courses on historical methodology are not worth the time that they take up. I shall never give one myself, and I have observed that many of my colleagues who do give such courses refrain from exemplifying their methods by writing anything (Samuel E 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 (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Throughout this evolution from left to right, beard always detested war. Hence his writings were slanted to show that the military side of history was insignificant or a mere reflection of economic forces (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian’s mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis. (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Skepticism is an important historical tool. It is the starting point of all revision of hitherto accepted history (Samuel E Morison Quotes) 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 E Morison Quotes) Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian’s mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis (Samuel E Morison Quotes) Yet enthusiasm is no excuse for the historian going off balance. He should remind the reader that outcomes were neither inevitable nor foreordained, but subject to a thousand changes and chances (Samuel E Morison Quotes)