Wednesday, October 26, 2022
A Source of Error
Chester G. Starr, "An Overdose of Slavery,"
Journal of Economic History 18.1 (March, 1958) 17-32 (at 18):
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When an erroneous view about some aspect of history is widely and tenaciously held, we may expect to discover compelling reasons of an extraneous character. In particular, the work of the scholar often reflects the ideological currents of the day.Id. (at 31):
[O]ne must be cautious in accepting ancient aristocratic accounts of the immorality of the early Empire. The Roman was a moralist who could not withstand sin but had delightful shudders while committing it.
