Understanding is a creative act; the past does not speak for... - Quentin Skinner

"Understanding is a creative act; the past does not speak for itself but only through our engagement with it."

Quentin Skinner Creativity

Historian Philosopher British Born 1940 (age 86)

More from Quentin Skinner

"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."

"When life gives you lemons, make something beautiful."

"Creativity knows no bounds."

"Creativity is the expression of the soul."

"I'm making this up as I go."