“India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.”
— Anita Desai
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World history is tragic.
“World history is tragic.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Author: Friedrich Durrenmatt
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History is little more than the register
“History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
— Edward Gibbon
Author: Edward Gibbon
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Live out of your imagination, not your
“Live out of your imagination, not your history.”
— Stephen Covey
Author: Stephen Covey
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All history has been a history of
“All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development.”
— Friedrich Engels
Author: Friedrich Engels
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The institution of chivalry forms one of
“The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages.”
— Horatio Alger
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So many people of color who made
“So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.”
— Henry Louis Gates
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Study history, study history. In history lies
“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.”
— Winston Churchill
Author: Winston Churchill
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Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was
“Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what, in some measures, was the most lopsided election in American history with 61 percent.”
— John Podhoretz
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Things have never been more like the
“Things have never been more like the way they are today in history.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Author: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in
“Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.”
— Stephen Ambrose
Author: Stephen Ambrose
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