Hugh Trevor-Roper Quote

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.


Historical essays (ed. 1966)


The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.