The historian's work is never finished; each generation must... - Marc Bloch

"The historian's work is never finished; each generation must re-examine the past for itself."

Marc Bloch Perseverance

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."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."