# Quote — Norman Davies, Europe

> It is indeed the duty of historians to stress the contrast between the standards of the past and the standards of the present. Some fulfil that duty on purpose, others by accident.

- Author: [Norman Davies](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-davies.md)
- Book: [Europe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-davies/europe.md)
- Page: 509
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norman_Davies#Europe:_A_History_(1996)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/norman-davies/europe/it-is-indeed

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