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Asking The Author Of Historical Novels To Teach You About History Is Like Expecting The Composer Of A Melody To Provide Answers About Radio Transmission.

From Depicting The Past, So Goes The Suspicion, It Is A Short Step To Glorifying The Past.

An Author Who Sets About To Depict Events Of The Past That Have Run Their Course Is Suspected Of Wishing To Avoid The Problems Of The Present Day, Of Being, In Other Words, A Reactionary.

An Action Doesn't Have To Be Wrong Just Because It Is Not Logical. It Doesn't Have To Be Right Just Because It Has Its Logic.

What Is A Historian, Anyway? It Is Someone Who Uses Facts To Record The Development Of Humanity.