Quotes About History

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

I've lived history. I've made history, and I know I'll have my place in history. That's not egoism.

Only in recent history has "working hard" signaled pride rather than shame for lack of talent, finesse and, mostly, sprezzatura .

Purely historical thought is therefore nihilistic: it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history and in this way is opposed to rebellion.

A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.

The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do.

Call me an alarmist, but we are witnessing the beginning of the most frightening period of government tyranny in our nation's history.

According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahadeen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979.

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.

People tend to forget that the word "history" contains the word "story".

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the world.

The history of taxation shows that taxes which are inherently excessive are not paid. The high rates inevitably put pressure upon the taxpayer to withdraw his capital from productive business.

The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.

We'll have a baby who stutters repeatedly We'll name him history

History, like wallpaper, repeats itself and can also make a room look old-fashioned.

If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from, then you wouldn't have to ask me, who the heck do I think I am.

Beauty is the product of the dominant ideology. (Thus when ideology changes, the ideal body follows.) We can see that in the history of art.

The writing of histories - as Goethe once noted - is one way of getting rid of the weight of the past.... The writing of history liberates us from history.

[The Fuhrer] is one of those lonely men of the ages on whom history is not tested, but who themselves are the makers of history.

My whole written history is one big lie! I mean, I can't even believe my history.

The midwife of history is violence.

The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.

What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?

There would be no Lenin without Rasputin.