The French Revolution, Vol. 2: Tested by Mirabeau's Career; Twelve Lectures on the History of the French Revolution, Delivered at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass (Classic Reprint)
The French Revolution, Vol. 2: Tested by Mirabeau's Career; Twelve Lectures on the History of the French Revolution, Delivered at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The French Revolution, Vol. 2: Tested by Mirabeau's Career; Twelve Lectures on the History of the French Revolution, Delivered at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass The historian has to be an uncompromising searcher for truth. In searching for truth be has, however, not to be animated by the spirit of the state attorney working up a case, but by that broad sympathy capable Of seeing that, if men and times are but really understood, the moral guilt of their follies and crimes almost always appears diminished by ...
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Excerpt from The French Revolution, Vol. 2: Tested by Mirabeau's Career; Twelve Lectures on the History of the French Revolution, Delivered at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Mass The historian has to be an uncompromising searcher for truth. In searching for truth be has, however, not to be animated by the spirit of the state attorney working up a case, but by that broad sympathy capable Of seeing that, if men and times are but really understood, the moral guilt of their follies and crimes almost always appears diminished by one-half. Men, however, never can be really un derstood, if they are not judged as children Of their times. I am far from charging Mr. Lomenie with having overlooked this; but, I think, he has not allowed it all the weight that must be accorded to it. Much of what ought to be charged against the times - principally or, at least, to a considerable extent - is made to appear, altogether or chiefly, an item of Mirabeau's personal account. He is a genuine son Of his times. Not only their character istic brilliant traits, but their follies and vices also have in him a pre-eminent representative. Mr. Lomenie, besides, has not found his way out Of the maze of contradictions presented by Mira beau's character. He has not kept sufficiently in mind that almost all men are a compound of in consistencies and self-contradictions. Truly har monious and thoroughly consistent characters are so rare, that they might be called white ravens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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