| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 5083 |
| QUOTATION: | It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man’s judgement. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Francis Bacon (1561–1626), British philosopher, essayist, statesman. Advancement of Learning, bk. 2 (1605). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Bacon Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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