The historian's role is not to judge the past, but to compre... - Lucien Febvre

"The historian's role is not to judge the past, but to comprehend it in its own terms."

Lucien Febvre Justice

Historian French 1878–1956

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"History is not the past. It is the present and the future too."

"To be a historian is to be a man committed to truth."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Understanding the past requires imagination as much as scholarship."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."