Christopher Hill Quote

History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of the past, and finds new areas of sympathy as it re-lives different aspects of the experiences of its predecessors.


The World Turned Upside Down, Introduction (1972)


History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of...

History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of...

History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of...

History has to be rewritten in every generation, because although the past does not change the present does; each generation asks new questions of...