Quotes About History

In a world that has done all it can to erase or obscure the civilizational memory of the West, remembering becomes a moral obligation, and a key to recovering our sanity.

Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role.

No people in history have ever survived, who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies.

Vietnam was worse than immoral — it was a mistake.

The Present Celebrates Those Who Say "Yes". History Exalts And Remembers Those Who Said "No

The most visceral science fiction always takes place in the past and focuses on the humdrum

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It's not history repeating itself in Gaza, it's horror repeating itself

Jay-Z and Kanye West are to authentic rap culture what diseased rates were to 14th century Europeans

The rise of Donald Trump is what happens when you build Potemkin villages in Weimar republics.

Those who don't know history are destined to be tyrannized by it

The future will one day be a distant memory

There is a reason why past is past.

The influenza epidemic eventually claimed more than six million lives, but in the United States, at least, it had run its course by late in the year.

If history is any indication, all truths will eventually turn out to be false.

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Although rumors persist to the contrary, there were no deaths while making the movie Ben Hur.

One cannot innovate new improvements without understanding old failures.

I adored history, not the dry dates and boring battles, but the stories and the people who populated them.

And royalty are immune from homicidal tendencies? Study your history, Stoker. I think you will discover that is how most of them became royal in the first place.

You men have been forcing us to change our names for the last four thousand years. Why don't we switch it up? You lot can take our names for the next few millennia and see how you like it.

People have died for less. I know; I was there.

Earnshaw is quite a famous name, thanks to Miss Brontë . I did not realise there were Earnshaws in this country." Mrs. Earnshaw gave a sharp nod. "Aye. And Heathcliffs and Eyres, as well. Proper little thieves, those Brontë girls.

My interests are varied. They include natural history, lady detectives, and good hygiene," I said with a significant lift of the brows towards his feet. "What in seven hells does that mean?" he demanded. "It means that if you come to bed smelling like something from a barnyard again, I will scrub you myself with rose soap and a firm hand," I threatened.