All ages are equidistant from eternity, and just as immediately accessible to God's presence.
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it. - Leopold Von Ranke
He who overcomes himself is divine. Most see their ruin before their eyes; but they go on into it.
- Leopold Von Ranke
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to… - Leopold Von Ranke
You have reckoned that history ought to judge the past and to instruct the contemporary world as to the future. The present attempt does not yield to…
Most humans recognize their ruin, but they carry on regardless. - Leopold Von Ranke
Most humans recognize their ruin, but they carry on regardless.
Every generation is equidistant from God. - Leopold Von Ranke
Every generation is equidistant from God.
To history has been assigned the office of judging the past, of instructing the present for the benefit of future ages. To such high offices this wor… - Leopold Von Ranke
To history has been assigned the office of judging the past, of instructing the present for the benefit of future ages. To such high offices this wor…
Calvin was virtually the founder of America. - Leopold Von Ranke
Calvin was virtually the founder of America.
It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology. - Leopold Von Ranke
It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology.
History is no criminal court - Leopold Von Ranke
History is no criminal court
In schoolbooks and in literature we can separate ecclesiastical and political history; in the life of mankind they are intertwined. - Leopold Von Ranke
In schoolbooks and in literature we can separate ecclesiastical and political history; in the life of mankind they are intertwined.
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