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The Historian Must Not Try To Know What Is Truth, If He Values His Honesty; For If He Cares For His Truths, He Is Certain To Falsify His Facts.

-Henry Adams

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The Historian Must Not Try

Henry Adams

The Historian Must Not Try To Know What Is Truth, If He Values His Honesty; For If He Cares For His Truths, He Is Certain To Falsify His Facts.

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