Quotes About History

The British Government has no right in Ireland, never had any right in Ireland, and never can have any right in Ireland.

All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.

Anyone who saw Nagasaki would suddenly realize that they'd been kept in the dark by the United States government as to what atomic bombs can do.

What can a mere French minister do when associated with Lloyd George, who thinks he is Napoleon, and Woodrow Wilson, who thinks he is Jesus Christ?

The first step is that the Cambodian government has expressed sincerity to apologize for what happened.

Bankruptcies of governments have, on the whole, done less harm to mankind than their ability to raise loans.

Most arts have produced miracles, while the art of government has produced nothing but monsters.

The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects.

Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence.

Egypt: Where the Israelites would still be if Moses had been a bureaucrat.

The best view of big government is in the rearview mirror as we leave it behind.

I think Churchill would be appalled at the Thatcher government.

History comes and history goes, but principles endure, and ensure future generations will defend liberty not as a gift from government but as a blessing from our Creator.

The Pashtuns in particular are kind of trapped. They've never accepted the Durand Line nor has any Afghan government historically accepted it.

I am proud of my part in the creation of this new state. Our Government was the first to recognize the State of Israel.

Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

Now look! That damned cowboy is president of the United States!

Addressing the moral failings of black people while ignoring the centuries-old failings of their governments amounts to a bait and switch.

The history of government management of money has, except for a few short happy periods, been one of incessant fraud and deception.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

As I speak to you today, government censors somewhere are working furiously to erase my words from the records of history. But history itself has already condemned these tactics.

The Diet was dissolved by a Reich Government decree.

Canada could have enjoyed: English government, French culture, and American know-how. Instead it ended up with: English know-how, French government, and American culture.

Rome was great in arms, in government, in law.