The historian is a prophet looking backward.
"History is not just about kings and queens; it's about ordinary people and their extraordinary lives."
依靠聪明、平衡的人类几个世纪以来所依赖的普通美德。常识、节俭、现实的期望、耐心和毅力。
The degree of slowness is directly proportional to the intensity of memory. The degree of speed is directly proportional to the intensity of forgetting.