Arthur Guirdham in The Cathars and Reincarnation p. 108 (1970)
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Though I cannot claim to be an authority on the subject, I myself have been horrified at the way in which reputable historians have accepted as evidence isolated statements by one peasant extracted under interrogation and torture.

— Historian

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Though I cannot claim to be an authority on the subject, I myself have been horrified at the way in which reputable historians have accepted as evidence isolated statements by one peasant extracted under interrogation and torture." in the context of "Arthur Guirdham in The Cathars and Reincarnation p. 108 (1970)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Historian

About Historian

A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past, and is regarded as an authority on it.