"Historians of every generation, I believe, unless they are pure antiquarians, see history against the background - the controlling background - of current events. They call upon it to explain the problems of their own time, to give to those… — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
... the death of the spirit which threatens every man unless he is conscious of the danger and has a real purpose which can… — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
Summation of Leviathan: "The axiom, fear; the method, logic; the conclusion, despotism." — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
History is not merely what happened. It is what happened in the context of what might have happened. — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
To find agreements in one's minority opinions is one of the great pleasures of reading. — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
"Historians of every generation, I believe, unless they are pure antiquarians, see history against the background - the controlling background - of current events.… — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
The victory of liberalism enables them to sue their victors. — Hugh Redwald Trevor-Roper Copy Share Image
