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Jacob Burckhardt was a Swiss historian renowned for his studies of the Renaissance in Italy. His work 'The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy' has had a profound impact on subsequent generations.

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Famous Jacob Burckhardt Quotes

“The biggest mischief in the past century has been perpetrated by Rousseau with his doctrine of the goodness of human nature. The mob and the intellectuals derived from it the vision of a Golden Age which would arrive without fail once the noble human race could act according to its whims.”

Humans Has Beens Age Past Race Vision Failing Society Century Human Nature Goodness Noble Doctrine Golden Human Race Mischief Whim Golden Age

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“History is on every occasion the record of that which one age finds worthy of note in another.”

Age Records Society Notes Worthy Occasions Every Occasion

Book:Force and Freedom: Reflections on History

Source: Force and Freedom: Reflections on History

About the Author

Born: May 25, 1818
Died: August 8, 1897
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 20

Books & Sources

Force and Freedom: Reflections on HistoryRelated source material

Judgements on History and HistoriansRelated source material

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy 1Related source material

The Civilisaion of The Renaissance In Italy 1928 [Leather Bound]Related source material

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