J. H. Hexter Professions : Historian Born : May 25, 1910 Died : December 8, 1996 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by J. H. Hexter If physicists could not quote in the text, they would not feel that much was lost with respect to advancement of knowledge of the natural world. If historians could not quote, they would deem it a disastrous impediment to the communication of knowledge about the past. A luxury for physicists, quotation is a necessity for historians, indispensable to historiography. J. H. Hexter communication science knowledge Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors
