The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies; but he cannot wholly escape their influence.


The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon (1891)

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James Anthony Froude Quotes

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies; but he cannot wholly escape their influence.

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies; but he cannot wholly escape their influence.

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies; but he cannot wholly escape their influence.

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies; but he cannot wholly escape their influence.