He prefers talking aboutthe characteristics of race, the physical conformation of thecountry, or the genius of civilization, which abridges his ownlabors, and satisfies his reader far better at less cost.
easier on the historian if he can fall back on certain concepts to explain world events
Historians who live in democratic ages exhibit pre-cisely opposite characteristics. Most of them attribute hardlyany influence to the individual over the destiny of the race,
democracies remove power landing in the hands of a single individual --> democracy give citizens power
wont
habitual to