Records are vestiges of antiquity and truth.

Explanation

The written record preserves what memory cannot — it is the evidence of what was actually done and said, and stands as proof against later contradiction.

Where this applies

• Written records of a transaction contradict someone's later claims about what happened.
• A historical record is used to disprove a party's version of events.

See also

• 1.5.256 We can do nothing against truth.
• 9.1.2 The burden of proof falls upon the one who asserts, not the one who denies.