Agreed. That’s why I emphasize what the people at the time were saying MUCH more than I care about the opinions of historians later.....or even what the people themselves said later. People will remember the past in the way that is most convenient to them. Historians are only humans who have their own biases and their own opinions (kinda like “scientists” and “experts” now and just look how biased they are, how prone to self interest and groupthink).
I would much rather see what the people said and did before and during an event and then form my own opinions rather than have somebody else “interpret” for me and tell me what I “should” think about this or that. I can do that for myself thankyouverymuch.
This.
Yet one cannot properly reject the weight and details of what historians think. To enter historical debate on a serious basis requires that one also know and consider what professional historians think.