The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.


The Education of Henry Adams, Chapter XXXI, The Grammar of Science (1903)

Henry Adams Quotes

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.