Source: Law & Liberty
by Gianna Englert
“In his essays on French history, John Stuart Mill (1806–73) praised François Guizot (1787–1874) as one of Europe’s preeminent historians. Guizot’s writings would become ‘immortal,’ Mill expected. Because of his great ‘historical impartiality,’ future generations would surely ‘forgive [Guizot] the grave faults of his political career.’ For all of Mill’s confidence, his predictions about the Frenchman’s reputation did not exactly come to pass. If we remember Guizot today, it is likely as prime minister of the July Monarchy, the bourgeois government overthrown by the Revolution of 1848. Yet, in the first half of the nineteenth century, Guizot was renowned as a teacher of history.” (01/29/26)
https://lawliberty.org/classic/guizot-and-the-recovery-of-political-liberty/