Трябва да се ползуваме не от красотата на книгите и не от тяхното количество, а от тяхната реч и всичко, което е написано в тях.

“Anch'io, pertanto, mi impegnai, per civetteria, a lasciare qualcosa di mio ai p…”

“The only business of the historian is to relate things exactly as they are: thi…”

“Give me a scholar, therefore, who is able to think and to write, to look with a…”

“The good historian, then, must be thus described: he must be fearless, uncorrup…”