Ignorance Is The First Requisite Of The Historian - Ignorance, Which Simplifies And Clarifies, Which Selects And Omits, With A Placid Perfection Unattainable By The Highest Art. - SearchQuotes

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Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.

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