Historical Composition Quotes
- Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. — Samuel Johnson
- Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. He has facts… — Samuel Johnson
- It is not a sin to introduce a personal bias that can be recognized and discounted. The sin in historical composition is the organization of… — Herbert Butterfield
- Great abilites are not requisitefor an Historian; for in historical composition, all thegreatest powers of the humanmind are quiescent. He has facts ready to his… — Samuel Johnson