"The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice"
- Mark Twain
About this Quote
This quote by Mark Twain is a suggestion that history is not an objective account of the past, however rather a subjective interpretation of events. Twain is recommending that the ink utilized to compose history is not neutral, but rather is affected by the biases and bias of the historian. He is alerting us to be knowledgeable about the capacity for predisposition in the writing of history, and to be conscious of the reality that our understanding of the past is formed by our own viewpoints and beliefs. Twain's quote is a tip that history is not a static, unvarying record of the past, but rather a dynamic, ever-evolving narrative that is continuously being reinterpreted and rewritten.
This quote is written / told by Mark Twain between November 30, 1835 and April 21, 1910. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 178 other quotes.
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