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# J. H. Plumb

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Sir John (Jack) Harold Plumb was a British historian and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, known for his books on British 18th-century history.

##  Quotes by J. H. Plumb

> [The past has always been the handmaid of authority.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-h-plumb/the-past-has-always-been-the-handmaid-of-authority/)

[J. H. Plumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-h-plumb/)

[Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/)

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> [History is now strictly organized, powerfully disciplined, but it possesses only a modest educational value and even less conscious social purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-h-plumb/history-is-now-strictly-organized-powerfully-disciplined-but-it/)

[J. H. Plumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-h-plumb/)

[Conscious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conscious/)

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> [Whether we like it or not, quantification in history is here to stay for reasons which the quantifiers themselves might not actively…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-h-plumb/whether-we-like-it-or-not-quantification-in-history-is-here-to-stay/)

[J. H. Plumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-h-plumb/)

[Approval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/approval/)

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