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
   
Samuel E. Morison   Name:
Samuel E. Morison
Type:
Historian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
July 9, 1887
Death:
May 15, 1976
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