We Must Judge Of A Form Of

History Begins In Novel And Ends In Essay.

The Best Portraits Are Perhaps Those In Which There Is A Slight Mixture Of Caricature; And We Are Not Certain That The Best Histories Are Not Those In Which A Little Of The Exaggeration Of Fictitious Narrative Is Judiciously Employed. Something Is Lost In Accuracy; But Much Is Gained In Effect. The Fainter Lines Are Neglected; But The Great Characteristic Features Are Imprinted On The Mind Forever.

Was None Who Would Be Foremost To Lead Such Dire Attack; But Those Behind Cried "forward!" And Those Before Cried "back!

In Every Age The Vilest Specimens Of Human Nature Are To Be Found Among Demagogues.

We Are Free, We Are Civilised, To Little Purpose, If We Grudge To Any Portion Of The Human Race An Equal Measure Of Freedom And Civilisation.