The history of ideas is the history of human freedom struggl... - Quentin Skinner

"The history of ideas is the history of human freedom struggling against necessity."

Quentin Skinner Freedom

Historian Philosopher British Born 1940 (age 86)

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"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."

"Freedom to pursue your passion is precious."

"Freedom comes at a cost."

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

"Freedom comes with responsibility"