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John Morley: “They grouped the facts of history; and they did not group them locally or in accordance with mere geographical or…”

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They grouped the facts of history; and they did not group them locally or in accordance with mere geographical or chronological division, but collected the facts in social classes and orders from many countries and times.
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John Morley

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Morley highlights the innovative grouping of historical facts by social classes rather than traditional geographical or chronological methods.

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