“All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence.”
Quotes by Leopold von Ranke
“We see before us a series of events which follow one another and are conditioned by one another. I say ‘conditioned’ I certainly do not mean conditioned through absolute necessity. The important point is that human freedom makes its appearance everywhere, and the greatest attraction of history lies in the fact that it deals with the scenes of that freedom.”
Leopold von RankeLeopold von Ranke was a pioneering German historian who played a crucial role in establishing modern historiography. He is best known for his emphasis on empirical research and the use of primary sour...