Ideal Progress Quotes by J. B. Bury

I may remind you that history is not a branch of literature. The facts of history, like the facts of geology or astronomy, can…

— J. B. Bury

The ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together.

— J. B. Bury

A complete assemblage of the smallest facts of human history will tell in the end.

— J. B. Bury

The Macedonian people and their kings were of Greek stock, as their traditions and the scanty remains of their language combine to testify.

— J. B. Bury

History is a science, no more and no less.

— J. B. Bury