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9. The dead hand of vanished generations of
historians...has determined beyond the possibility of
appeal the pattern of the past (99-101).
10. They (the facts of history) are always
refracted through the mind of the recorder (103-
104).
COLUMN 2
he means...
a. The facts are important when the historian
thinks they are.
c.
There are some qualities an in the facts
themselves which make them seem important.
d.
There are certain facts which
the historian
can make use of in developing his theories.
d. There are certain essential facts which give
history its structure.
e. The facts of history are influenced by the
mental processes of the historian.
f. Historical writing presents an incomplete
record.
g. A fact is meaningless until you interpret it.
h. One expects the historian to use verified,
reliable facts in his writing.
d.We cannot challenge conceptions of the past
because we are limited to the facts presented by
writers of the past.
j. History is an attempt to reconstruct the past
without having complete information.