An Essay on History

The Third Lesson of History, Part of blupete's Essay
"An Essay on History"
There is no Good; There is no Evil

We are apt to think that in the great battles of history, it is good that triumphs over evil; but what is presented in history is the winning side's account of the matter. "There is no Persian history of the Graeco-Persian wars. All pagan accounts of the victory of Christianity over paganism have perished." (Robertson, op. cit.)
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