The main work of the historian is not to record, but to evaluate; for, if he does not evaluate, how can he know what is worth recording?

E. H. Carr (1892-1982) British historian, journalist, international relations theorist [Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr]

What is History?, ch. 1 (1961)
    (Source)

Recounting the historiographical writings of Benedetto Croce in the 1920s.