Rant on research; was, Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: Coffyns

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In a message dated 2/18/05 12:13:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ldh at ece.gatech.edu writes:

> Primary sources are always important; and it is certainly true that 
> secondary sources are sometimes no more than flights of fancy created by 
> their authors. But the skill of the true scholar is the ability to judge 
> the value of a reference, to incorporate the good, reject the bad, and 
> explore the contradictory. 


Well said!

Geoffrey