Creator: Ralph Waldo Emerson,prominent American essayist and transcendentalist philosopher Context: In 1836 when Emerson was 33 years old he wrote in his journal approximately bloody events in Spain and France. Emphasis added to excerpt: But in analysing history do not be too profound, for often the causes are fairly superficial. In the present state …Continue reading But In Analysing History Do Not Be Too Profound, or for Often the Causes Are fairly Superficial
Source: quoteinvestigator.com