Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that — Christopher Hill
Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that — Christopher Hill
Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that — Christopher Hill
Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that — Christopher Hill
Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that — Christopher Hill
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Historians are interested in ideas not only because they influence societies, but because they reveal the societies that give rise to them.

— Christopher Hill
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