A history that should pursue all the subtle threads from end to end might be eminently valuable, but not as a tribute to peace and conciliation.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom (and other Essays)”, p.76, Jazzybee Verlag
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