The historian's pen, like the surgeon's knife, must be both ... - Marc Bloch

"The historian's pen, like the surgeon's knife, must be both precise and compassionate."

Marc Bloch Art

Historian French 1886–1944

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"History is not the past. It is the study of the past."

"The historian's task is to understand men, not to judge them."

"A document is not an inert mass of inert data to be manipulated at will by the historian."

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

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"