"The chief duty of the historian is to judge the actions of men, so that the good may meet
with the reward due to virtue, and pernicious
citizens may be deterred by the condemnation
that awaits evil deeds at the tribunal of posterity."
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Quote of the Day
As a historian, I'm pretty sensitive to the responsibility reflected in this comment from the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus (c55-117):
"The chief duty of the historian is to judge
the actions of men, so that the good may meet
with the reward due to virtue, and pernicious
citizens may be deterred by the condemnation
that awaits evil deeds at the tribunal of posterity."
"The chief duty of the historian is to judge the actions of men, so that the good may meet
with the reward due to virtue, and pernicious
citizens may be deterred by the condemnation
that awaits evil deeds at the tribunal of posterity."
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