The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful nostrum against despair.


Practicing History: Selected Essays (1981)


The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...

The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful...