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(3) An historian must not merely provide good evidence, but the best evidence. And the best evidence, all other things being equal, is the evidence which is most nearly immediate to the event itself.
(3) An historian must not merely provide good evidence, but the best evidence. And the best evidence, all other things being equal, is the evidence which is most nearly immediate to the event itself.
(4) Evidence must always be affirmative." Negative evidence is no evidence at all. In other words, an absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence.
(4) Evidence must always be affirmative. Negative evidence is no evidence at all. In other words, an absence of evidence is not necessarily evidence of absence.
(5) The meaning of any historical evidence is dependent upon the context from which it is obtained from.
(5) The meaning of any historical evidence is dependent upon the context from which it is obtained from.