When I meet a historian who cannot think that there have been great men, great men moreover in politics, I feel myself in the presence of a bad historian, and there are times when I incline to judge all historians… — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
The future is dark, the present burdensome. Only the past, dead and buried, bears contemplation. — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
Since historical reconstruction is a rational process, only justified and indeed possible if it involves the human reason, what we call history is the… — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
History will help to remedy intellectual faults such as excessive concentration on one line of thought, absence of understanding for other points of view,… — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
When I meet a historian who cannot think that there have been great men, great men moreover in politics, I feel myself in the… — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
