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William Robertson FRSE FSA Scot was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. "The thirty years during which [he] presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history." He made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America.He was Chaplain of Stirling Castle and one of the King's Chaplains in Scotland. Wikipedia  

✵ 19. September 1721 – 11. June 1793
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William Robertson (historian) Quotes

“In order to complete the history of the human mind, and attain to a perfect knowledge of its nature and operations, we must contemplate man in all those various situations wherein he has been placed. We must follow him in his progress through the different stages of society, as he gradually advances from the infant state of civil life toward its maturity and decline.”

William Robertson (historian)

The History of America, Vol. I (1777), Book IV, pp. 281–282

Life , History , Nature , Knowledge

“Commerce tends to wear off those prejudices which maintain distinction and animosity between nations. It softens and polishes the manners of men. It unites them, by one of the strongest of all ties, the desire of supplying their mutual wants.”

William Robertson (historian)

The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, Vol. I (1769), Sect. I, p. 81

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