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He is writing for a general rather than a scholarly audience, so he does not much bother with the debates among historians about these two giants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The statute that created the agency was clear about what Congress was funding: work of “substantial scholarly and cultural significance” that reflects “the diversity and richness of our American cultural heritage.”
From Slate • May 14, 2026
Good history books should quote from primary sources or recent scholarly works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Fidelity to Moliere's creative process and scholarly rigour were at the heart of the project, said Pierre‑Marie Chauvin, a vice president at the Sorbonne.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Even as the Crusades drew to a close in the thirteenth century, Saint Thomas Aquinas declared that God could not make something that was infinite any more than he could make a scholarly horse.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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