The historian's duty is to illuminate, not to flatter. - Alexandre Herculano

"The historian's duty is to illuminate, not to flatter."

Alexandre Herculano History

Novelist Poet Portuguese 1810–1877

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"The past is a prologue to the future."

"Man's greatest enemy is ignorance."

"Freedom is the breath of the soul."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."