Jules Michelet was a French historian renowned for his influential works on the French Revolution and medieval history. He is often regarded as one of the founders of modern historical narrative.
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Source: Satanism and Witchcraft: The Classic Study of Medieval Superstition
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Source: Satanism and Witchcraft: The Classic Study of Medieval Superstition
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“He who would confine his thought to present time will not understand present reality.”
“Achieving a goal is nothing. The getting there is everything.”
“What manly eloquence could produce such an effect as woman's silence?”
“Woman is the Sunday of man: not his repose only, but his joy; the salt of his life.”
“At its starting point in India, the birthplace of races and religions, the womb of the world.”
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