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Historians are gossips who tease the dead

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Historians are gossips who tease the dead

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The principle that human nature, in its psychological aspects, is nothing more than a product of history and given social relations removes all barriers to coercion and manipulation by the powerful.

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The artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like the bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

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As the primary end of History is to record truth, impartiality, fidelity and accuracy are the fundamental qualities of an Historian.

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