In any case, his judgment and set of values, acting alone or through his assistants, determine not only what is gold and what is dross but the design of the history which he creates out of the metal. The historian decides what is significant, and what is not.-- Samuel E. Morison
Name: Samuel E. Morison Type: Historian Nationality: American Birth: July 9, 1887 Death: May 15, 1976 |