“The nearer he is to the event the more authority he has as a witness, but the less authority as a judge.””
The French Revolution A Short History
Quotes by Robert Matteson Johnston
“His thesis was that the Church and the State were the great institutions whereby brute man had acquired his small share of justice and {7} reason, and that to hack at the root of both State and Church was fatal; it could only lead to the dictatorship of the soldier””
The French Revolution A Short History
Robert Matteson Johnston
Robert Matteson Johnston was an American historian and author known for his insightful analyses of pivotal historical events, particularly the French Revolution and the era of Napoleon Bonaparte. His ...