“The Muse of History must not be fastidious. She must see everything, touch everything, and, if possible, smell everything. She need not be afraid that these intimate details will rob her of romance and hero-worship. Recorded trifles and tittle-tattle may—and indeed ought—to wipe out small people. The can have no permanent effect upon those who have held with honour the foremost stations in the greatest storms.”
Winston Churchill, Great Contemporaries