The Active Art of Learning from History
The fifth guiding principle is the development of rigorous Source Criticism—the discipline of questioning the origin, purpose, and potential bias inherent in every historical document, artifact, or testimonial. Every account is created by someone with an agenda, whether conscious or unconscious, meaning history is less about uncovering a single "truth" and more about synthesizing multiple biased perspectives to arrive at a more nuanced interpretation. A critical historian must ask: Who wrote this? For whom was it intended? What was excluded? What was the author trying to achieve?
