Many things do not happen as they should, and most things do not happen at all. It is the duty of the conscientious historian to correct these defects.
What is the source of this quote? Googling it turns up only this thread. I searched for the word “historian” in the works of Herodotus available at Gutenberg.org, but with no luck.
“Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. ”—Marcus Aurelius
I counter with:
-- Herodotus
My interpretation is Aurelius’ quote was an earlier verision of “it all adds up to normality”
What is the source of this quote? Googling it turns up only this thread. I searched for the word “historian” in the works of Herodotus available at Gutenberg.org, but with no luck.
Is he advocating writing ideologically biased history?
I would assume it’s more a “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it” kind of thing.