Political theorists are not legislators but interpreters who... - Quentin Skinner

"Political theorists are not legislators but interpreters who help communities understand themselves and imagine alternatives."

Quentin Skinner Leadership

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."

"A leader must be fair and just."

"Integrity is everything."

"One must take responsibility for one's environment."

"In this house, I make the decisions"