The good tidings which the historian of the past brings with throbbing heart may be lost in a void the very moment he opens his mouth. (Walter Benjamin)

The good tidings which the historian of the past brings with throbbing heart may be lost in a void the very moment he opens his mouth.

Walter Benjamin

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