eli5: what do people mean when they say we should not judge historical figures by modern standards?
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When people say that, they mean that we should not use modern standards to judge historical figures.
It means exactly what it says, there really isn’t any hidden meaning that is so abstract to understand from that sentence.
It’s like when I say “my cat has really long fur/hair”. It means just that. If you are then going to ponder about the exact lengths of what is defined as long, or what a cat is and isn’t then you have a tendency to over think things.
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