Here's A Thought: One Thing A Penny Still Buys: History As Detective Work

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Monday, September 5, 2005

History As Detective Work

"Contemporary documents, the statements of witnesses, their later recollections, compared and combined with other sources, provide essential clues as to the nature of the 'crime' -- that is to say, the historical truth -- concealed beneath." -- Philip Short, Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare Sign in to see full entry.

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