Memorable Quotes and quotations from G. M. TrevelyanG. M. Trevelyan British historian (1876 - 1962)G. M. Trevelyan - - Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. G. M. Trevelyan - - Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out. G. M. Trevelyan - - Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. G. M. Trevelyan - English Social History (1942) - Disinterested intellectual curiosity is the life blood of real civilization. G. M. Trevelyan - - Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. G. M. Trevelyan - English Social History (1942) - Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading. G. M. Trevelyan - - The best historian is he who combines knowledge of the evidence with the largest intellect, the warmest human sympathy and the highest imaginative powers. |
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