The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves - a much more important thing; it prepares us… — Carl Becker Copy Share Image
Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him — Carl Becker Copy Share Image
The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables… — Carl Becker Copy Share Image
