Carl L. Becker (Carl Lotus Becker) Quotes
All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to make the dead perform whatever tricks it finds necessary for its own peace of mind.
Carl L. Becker
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Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government.
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A financer is a pawnbroker with an imagination.
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All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to make the dead perform whatever tricks it finds necessary for its own peace of mind.
Carl L. Becker
