Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege.
John Edward Christopher Hill Quotes
Common sense varies among the young, as among the old.
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| Birth: | 6th February, 1912 |
| Death: | 23rd February, 2003 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Historian |
About
John Edward Christopher Hill was born in York, Yorkshire, England. He was an English Marxist historian and academic, specialising in 17th-century English history. He earned a BA degree in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University in 1934. After graduating, he became a fellow of All Souls College. In 1936, he accepted a teaching position as an assistant lecturer at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire. He became a fellow and tutor of history at Balliol College, Oxford. From 1965 to 1978, he was Master of Balliol College, Oxford. He wrote several books include: Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Puritanism and Revolution, Intellectual Origins of the English Revolution, God's Englishman, The World Turned Upside Down, Milton and the English Revolution, The Experience of Defeat, A Nation of Change and Novelty, and Liberty Against the Law.
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