Excerpt from The Wife of General Bonaparte Josephine in her true colours, we now propose to paint her portrait. History is pitiless; it does not gloss over the faults and failings of those individuals whose deeds and lives it has to record. History is not like a tender mother whose love for her offspring causes her to forget their past shortcomings. No, history must record both good and evil, not so much in order to punish or glorify the dead, as to instruct future generations. Such is the r�le of history, or rather of ...
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Excerpt from The Wife of General Bonaparte Josephine in her true colours, we now propose to paint her portrait. History is pitiless; it does not gloss over the faults and failings of those individuals whose deeds and lives it has to record. History is not like a tender mother whose love for her offspring causes her to forget their past shortcomings. No, history must record both good and evil, not so much in order to punish or glorify the dead, as to instruct future generations. Such is the r�le of history, or rather of the historian. He is not permitted to consult his own opinions on the subject or person in question, to indulge in prejudices or give ear to party spirit. 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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