The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius. - Edward M. Forster

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Edward M. Forster: "The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

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Behave	Conception	Dead	Experience
Experiences	Gain	Genius	Historian
Historians	Move	Must	Otherwise
Personal	Through	World

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