--- title: "3 Marion L. Starkey Quotes - Famous Historian" description: "American historian & writer... | Marion Lena Starkey was an American writer of history books, including The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry int..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/marion-l-starkey-76647_nature-of-man_the-human-reality-of-what-happens-to-mil_51377.jpg" --- # Marion L. Starkey (1901–1991) Historian **3** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Marion L. Starkey was a historian. ## Quick Facts About Marion L. Starkey Born April 13, 1901 Died December 18, 1991 Profession Historian ## About Marion L. Starkey American historian & writer... \| Marion Lena Starkey was an American writer of history books, including The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials. She was born April 13, 1901 in Worcester, MA to Arthur and Alice T. (Gray) Starkey. She earned a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1922, and a ma ## Quotes by Marion L. Starkey > [“The human reality of what happens to millions is only for God to grasp; but what happens to individuals is another matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-l-starkey/the-human-reality-of-what-happens-to-millions-is-only-for-god-to/) Marion L. Starkey [Nature of man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature-of-man/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/marion-l-starkey-76647_nature-of-man_the-human-reality-of-what-happens-to-mil_51377.jpg) > [“But Mather's smile faded as he thought of what other provisions the charter contained. What would the godly say when they learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-l-starkey/but-mather-s-smile-faded-as-he-thought-of-what-other-provisions-the/) Marion L. Starkey [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/marion-l-starkey-76647_america_but-mather-s-smile-faded-as-he-thought-o_242807.jpg) > [“The one professional school, Harvard, had been founded to provide training for one profession only, the ministry; recently”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-l-starkey/the-one-professional-school-harvard-had-been-founded-to-provide/) Marion L. Starkey [Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/marion-l-starkey-76647_education_the-one-professional-school-harvard-had_3058905.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-l-starkey/#itemlist", "name": "Marion L. 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