“They were trying to orchestrate a revolution, which almost by definition generated a sense of collective trauma that defied any semblance of coherence and control. If we wish to rediscover the psychological context of the major players in Philadelphia, we need to abandon our hindsight omniscience and capture their mentality as they negotiated the unknown.” HistoryPerspectiveAnxietyStress Book:Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Source: Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
“Chronology, so the saying goes, is the last refuge of the feeble-minded and the only resort for historians.” LastsHistoryHistorianRefugeResortsChronology Author:Joseph J. Ellis
