To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the… — Mark Twain
To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc · 1896
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Twain, Mark. "Translator's Preface." Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Dover Publications, 2002.
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Twain, Mark, [published anonymously]. "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc." Harper's Magazine. New York, Apr. 1895-Apr. 1896.
