Frases de William Robertson

William Robertson fue uno de los más destacados historiadores escoceses.

✵ 19. septiembre 1721 – 11. junio 1793

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“In order to complete the history of the human mind, and attain to a perfect knowledge of its nature and operations, we must contemplate man in all those various situations wherein he has been placed. We must follow him in his progress through the different stages of society, as he gradually advances from the infant state of civil life toward its maturity and decline.”

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William Robertson (historian)

The History of America, Vol. I (1777), Book IV, pp. 281–282

“Commerce tends to wear off those prejudices which maintain distinction and animosity between nations. It softens and polishes the manners of men. It unites them, by one of the strongest of all ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants.”

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William Robertson (historian)

The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol. I (1769), Sect. I, p. 81