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Carl R Williams's avatar

Finding truth in history is quite the tug-o-war. Some historians could also be known as cherry pickers. It is not easy to discern truth seekers from cherry pickers, on all sides of the story line. I suppose the adage "stretching the truth" was coined by an historian and not a fisherman.

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David's avatar

A good maxims to bear in mind.

Winston Churchill said; History is fine if, only half of it were true.

Also the truth must be protected by a bodyguard of lies.

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