“ The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life. Ernest Renan
“ In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact. Ernest Renan
“ The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality. Ernest Renan
