Quote by Doris Kearns Goodwin

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.

As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of

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This quote emphasizes the role of a historian in organizing and interpreting large amounts of information to construct a narrative. It highlights the historian's reliance on their skills and expertise to sift through historical data and contextually frame it into a coherent story. This implies that historical storytelling requires not just data collection, but also the ability to structure events and ideas in a meaningful way, providing insightful interpretations and thought-provoking perspectives for the audience.

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