Excerpt from The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History

The value of history lies not in the multitude of facts collected, but in their relation to each other, and in this respect an author can have no larger responsibility than any other scientific observer. If the sequence of events seems to indicate the exist ence of a law governing social development, such a law may be suggested, but to approve or disapprove of it would be as futile as to discuss the moral bear ings of gravitation.

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