Quotes About History

There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and war for generations; even a Democrat like myself must admit this.

I am rather more apt to read old books than new ones.

One war, such as that of our Revolution, is enough for one life.

Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.

To Ronald Wilson Regan, The Fortieth President of The United States: The Man Who Won The War.

The last person to achieve unambiguous victory in an air war was Zeus.

Strange, (is it not?) that battles, martyrs, blood, even assassination should so condense - perhaps only really lastingly condense - a Nationality.

Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.

When you look at the history of wars, they ultimately revolve around one claim: "My god is better than yours."

I don't quite understand how a generation and a half after the Second World War we've gotten where we are now.

you can't say civilization dont advance, in every war they kill you in a new way

History is a symptom of our disease

Do not let us speak of darker days let us speak rather of sterner days. These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country has ever lived.

By the rude bridge that arched the flood Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd Here once the embattl'd farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.

My dad was a big admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War.

Too young for Korea, too old for Vietnam.

I can assure you that no kingdom has ever had as many civil wars as the kingdom of Christ.

History is not always pessimistic for if World War II Europe has taught us anything it is that the rebuilding of cities is possible and the mending of a nation's spirit can be achieved.

I'm not that man anymore. No one can stay that way too long. That's why wars end and a later generation catches its breath looking forward and erasing what's behind.

No war has ever won in the history, because people died in every single war! Where there are deaths, there is no victory!

After the 'war to end war' they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making a 'Peace to end Peace.

I made a French film called 'Merry Christmas' which is a very European film. It's a World War I piece.

I have read of the great wars of ages past, and men slaughtered by the tens of thousands. And we give but fleeting consideration to their deaths, for it is our nature to banish such thoughts.

It is not what they built. It is what they knocked down.It is not the houses. It is the spaces between the houses.It is not the streets that exist. It is the streets that no longer exist.