After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones.
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There's only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there's no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime.Lion Feuchtwanger
Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future.
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I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific.
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What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity.
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An action doesn't have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn't have to be right just because it has its logic.
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