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Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes

What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity Picture Quote #1
It is only the strong who are strengthened by suffering; the weak are made weaker Picture Quote #1
Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission Picture Quote #1
An action doesn’t have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn’t have to be right just because it has its logic Picture Quote #1
An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary Picture Quote #1
Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves Picture Quote #1
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Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects Picture Quote #1
From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past Picture Quote #1
I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one Picture Quote #1
I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific Picture Quote #1
Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future Picture Quote #1
There’s only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there’s no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime Picture Quote #1
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What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) It is only the strong who are strengthened by suffering; the weak are made weaker  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) An action doesn’t have to be wrong just because it is not logical. It doesn’t have to be right just because it has its logic  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) From depicting the past, so goes the suspicion, it is a short step to glorifying the past  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) Like the philosopher, the author views his task as one of establishing a clear connection between life and history, and of making the past bear fruit for the present and future  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes) There’s only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, but there’s no road leading from the ridiculous to the sublime  (Lion Feuchtwanger Quotes)