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Henri Sée
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Henri Sée (6 September 1864 – 11 March 1936) was a French historian and political activist. He was one of the founders of the French Human Rights League.
Attributed
History is like waves lapping at a cliff. For centuries nothing happens. Then the cliff collapses.
Quoted in Mark Green, "The Evil of Access", The Nation (30 December 2002), p. 19
External links
Encyclopedic article on Henri Sée on French Wikipedia
Category:1864 births
Category:1936 deaths
Category:Historians from France
Category:Socialists from France
Category:Legion of Honour recipients