The peasant was not merely a victim of feudalism—he was an a... - Jacques Le Goff

"The peasant was not merely a victim of feudalism—he was an active participant in constructing his world."

Jacques Le Goff History

Historian French 1924–2014

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"The Middle Ages was not a dark age, but an age of light transformed into different forms."

"Time is a social construction, not a natural phenomenon."

"Memory is the treasure and the steward of all things."

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

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."