“Let us put aside resolutely that great fright, tenderly and without malice, daring to be wrong in something important rather than right in some meticulous banality, fearing no evil while the mind is free to search, imagine, and conclude, inviting our countrymen to try other instruments than coercion and suppression in the effort to meet destiny with triumph, genially suspecting that no creed yet calendared in the annals of politics mirrors the doomful possibilities of infinity.”
Quote by Charles A. Beard
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Charles A. Beard
Charles A. Beard was an American historian known for his profound analysis of political and economic history. His works have had a profound impact on the study of American history in the 20th century. more
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