"In fiction, the principles are given, to find the facts: in history, the facts are given, to find the principles; and the writer who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office."
Thomas Babington Macaulay, "History," Edinburgh Review, 1828
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Franz Ferdinand, unloved bulldog
With the World War I centenary now upon us, there will be plenty of cause for blogging. To start things off: over on the Tumblr:
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