He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.
About Leopold Von Ranke
Leopold von Rankewas a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and the analysis of historical documents.
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Every generation is equidistant from God.
German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.
German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to that high office. It will merely tell how it really was.
German historian and founder of modern source-based history (1795-1886)