"It is impossible to divide the past into distinct, clearly defined periods and prove that one age ended and another began in a particular year, such as 476, or 1453, or 1789. Men do not and cannot change their habits and ways of doing things all at once, no matter what happens."
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Ch. 1 : The Historical Point of View, p. 3
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James Harvey Robinson
James Harvey Robinson (29 June 1863 – 16 February 1936) was an American historian, who greatly broadened the scope of historical scholarship in relation to the social sciences.
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