The archives of history are written in the language of the v... - Quentin Skinner

"The archives of history are written in the language of the victors; we must listen for the suppressed voices."

Quentin Skinner Justice

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."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."