| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
| NUMBER: | 2721 |
| AUTHOR: | Steven Runciman |
| QUOTATION: | I believe that the supreme duty of the historian is to write history, that is to say, to attempt to record in one sweeping sequence the greater events and movements that have swayed the destiny of man. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | London Times 7 Jul 83 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Education: Observers & Critics |
| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. Copyright © 1988 by James B. Simpson. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||||
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