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It is not to revive of the corpse of past erudition that I have any desire, but rather to make more vivid the life of to-day, and to help us to envisage its problems with a more accurate perspective.
— John Neville Figgis
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Neville Figgis" (Quotes, Studies of Political Thought from Gershon to Grotius, 1414–1625 (1907), Lecture I. Introductory)
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About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
About John Neville Figgis
John Neville Figgis (2 October 1866 – 13 April 1919) was an English historian, political philosopher, and Anglican priest and monk. He is known as the editor of much of Lord Acton's writings.
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