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The following text is adapted from Daniel Defoe’s 1704 nonfiction book The Storm.

If I judge right, ‘tis the duty of an historian to set everything in its own light, and to convey matter of fact upon its legitimate authority, and no other: I mean thus, (for I would be as explicit as I can) that where a story is vouched to him with sufficient authority, he ought to give the world the special testimonial of its proper voucher, or else he is not just to the story: and where it comes without such sufficient authority, he ought to say so; otherwise he is not just to himself.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A

The only figures that a historian should quote are those who are widely viewed as credible.

B

Because no memories can be trusted, all historians are forced to admit that some records of events may be, in part, false.

C

It is difficult for historians to be completely accurate, and eventually they will feel remorse for some of their work.

D

Historians should clearly indicate the extent to which each of their sources is trustworthy.