Who said "To be a historian is to be a liberator of possibilities."?

This quote is attributed to Quentin Skinner.

To be a historian is to be a liberator of possibilities. - Quentin Skinner

"To be a historian is to be a liberator of possibilities."

Quentin Skinner Hope

Historian Philosopher British Born 1940 (age 86)

"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

"Ideas have consequences, and the historian's task is to trace them."

"We must understand the languages in which the past speaks to us."

"The study of history is the study of human possibility."

"Every day is a new opportunity."

"Hope is what gets us through difficult times."

"I'm not your enemy, kid. I'm trying to save you."

"Redemption is a long road."