Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian
Lived from: 1912 - 1989
Category: History and sociology Country: 
United States
Born: 30 january 1912 Died: 6 february 1989
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When reproached for spending too much time with books and clerks, Charles answered, As long as knowledge is honored in this country, so long will it prosper.
A Distant Mirror― Barbara W. Tuchman -
When truth and reason cannot be heard, then must presumption rule.
A Distant Mirror Admiral Jean de Vienne, quoted on p. 559― Barbara W. Tuchman -
While husbands and lovers in the stories [of the 14th century] are of all kinds, ranging from sympathetic to disgusting, women are invariably deceivers: inconstant, unscrupulous, quarrelsome, querulous, lecherous, shameless, although not necessarily all of these at once.
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Woman [in the 14th century] was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy.
― Barbara W. Tuchman
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