After Closely Examining My Conscience, I Venture

I Should Add That It Is Open To Debate Whether What We Call The Writing Of History These Days Is Truly Scientific.

An Author Who Sets About To Depict Events Of The Past That Have Run Their Course Is Suspected Of Wishing To Avoid The Problems Of The Present Day, Of Being, In Other Words, A Reactionary.

From Depicting The Past, So Goes The Suspicion, It Is A Short Step To Glorifying The Past.

It Is Only The Strong Who Are Strengthened By Suffering; The Weak Are Made Weaker.

Like The Philosopher, The Author Views His Task As One Of Establishing A Clear Connection Between Life And History, And Of Making The Past Bear Fruit For The Present And Future.