Quote of the day
If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits.
Sima Qian
Born: 145 BC
Died: 86 BC (aged 59)
Bio: Sima Qian, formerly romanized Ssu-ma Chien, was a Chinese historian of the Han dynasty.
Known for:
- Records of the Grand Historian (91 BC)
- The grand scribe's records
- Les mémoires historiques de Se-ma-Tsʼien
- Selections from Records of the Historian