To be historical is to acknowledge that things could have be... - Lucien Febvre

"To be historical is to acknowledge that things could have been otherwise and might yet be otherwise."

Lucien Febvre Freedom

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."

"Freedom to pursue your passion is precious."

"Freedom comes at a cost."

"Order isn't restriction. It's freedom."

"Freedom comes with responsibility"