Rick Perlstein quote

Personally, speaking as a historian and a storyteller, when it comes to inaccuracy in historical fictioneering, I follow the Shakespeare principle: I'm willing to overlook gobs of mistaken detail if the poetic valence is basically correct.
Rick Perlstein
Rick Perlstein
Rick Perlstein
Born: 1969

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