When looking to pass judgment on the prior actions of
others, particularly in a historical context, always be sure to account for the
situational environment of the historical figure who took the actions upon which
one looks to judge. All too often it
seems many authors look to persuade readers to a certain viewpoint as to why
any historic figure acted in a given manner while the author is all too quick
to pass judgment on those actions without explaining the entire situational
environment present at the time of the actions in question. Not to make excuses for the actions of anyone
or anything like that. But, what is now
considered wrong or right, may not have been exactly so when the historic
figure acted.
AVT (December, 2014)
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