Leopold Von Ranke - You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the conte...

Leopold Von Ranke Zitate

You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to that high office. It will merely tell how it really was.

Leopold Von Ranke

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Sie haben gerechnet, dass die Geschichte die Vergangenheit beurteilen und die heutige Welt über die Zukunft informieren soll. Der gegenwärtige Versuch gibt diesem hohen Amt nicht nach. Es wird nur sagen, wie es wirklich war.

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