John Robert Seeley
Born
in London, England
September 10, 1834
Died
January 13, 1895
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“History, while it should be scientific in its method, should pursue a practical object. That is, it should not merely gratify the reader's curiosity about the past, but modify his view of the present and his forecast of the future.”
― The Expansion of England: Two Courses of Lectures
― The Expansion of England: Two Courses of Lectures
“History without political science has no fruit. Political science without history has no root.”
― Introduction to Political Science: Two Series of Lectures by Sir J. R. Seeley
― Introduction to Political Science: Two Series of Lectures by Sir J. R. Seeley
“Commerce in itself may favour peace, but when commerce is artificially shut out by a decree of Government from some promising territory, then commerce just as naturally favours war.”
― The Expansion of England: Two Courses of Lectures
― The Expansion of England: Two Courses of Lectures
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