In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or throu

In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not. – Samuel E. Morison

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