"From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past."

Past, Suspicion

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"From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past."

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"Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission."

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"What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity."

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