The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it leaves all the rest in shadow and unseen.


Physics and Politics (ed. 1873)


The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it...

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and greatest; it...