E. H. Carr Quote

History begins when men begin to think of the passage of time in terms not of natural processes – the cycle of the seasons, the human life-span – but of a series of specific events in which men are consciously involved and which they can consciously influence.

What Is History?, Lecture 6 (1961)

History begins when men begin to think of the passage of time in terms not of natural processes – the cycle of the seasons, the human life-span – ...

History begins when men begin to think of the passage of time in terms not of natural processes – the cycle of the seasons, the human life-span – ...

History begins when men begin to think of the passage of time in terms not of natural processes – the cycle of the seasons, the human life-span – ...

History begins when men begin to think of the passage of time in terms not of natural processes – the cycle of the seasons, the human life-span – ...