“Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.”
— Albert Camus
Author: Albert Camus
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I cannot lead you into battle. I
“I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.”
— Queen Elizabeth II
Author: Queen Elizabeth II
Category: history
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Newspapers are the second hand of history.
“Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer
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Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared
“Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now.”
— Arnold J. Toynbee
Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds
“Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.”
— Henry Adams
Author: Henry Adams
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We peruse one ideal, that of bringing
“We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.”
— Juan Antonio Samaranch
Author: Juan Antonio Samaranch
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The history of liberty is a history
“The history of liberty is a history of resistance.”
— Woodrow Wilson
Author: Woodrow Wilson
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For me, poetry is a situation –
“For me, poetry is a situation – a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history.”
— Tahar Ben Jelloun
Author: Tahar Ben Jelloun
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My reading of history convinces me that
“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”
— Thomas Jefferson
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Barack Obama is the most famous living
“Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world.”
— Dee Dee Myers
Author: Dee Dee Myers
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That men do not learn very much
“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.”
— Aldous Huxley
Author: Aldous Huxley
Category: history
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