“But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history.”
— Martin Heidegger
Author: Martin Heidegger
Category: history
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There is a spirit and a need
“There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.”
— Coretta Scott King
Author: Coretta Scott King
Category: history
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Hegel was right when he said that
“Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.”
— George Bernard Shaw
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Category: history
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It takes a great deal of history
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
— Henry James
Author: Henry James
Category: history
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I think that the entertainment industry itself
“I think that the entertainment industry itself has a history of chasing success. Any time a hit product comes out, all the other companies start chasing after that success and trying to recreate it by putting out similar products.”
— Shigeru Miyamoto
Author: Shigeru Miyamoto
Category: history
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History could pass for a scarlet text,
“History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood.”
— Eldridge Cleaver
Author: Eldridge Cleaver
Category: history
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History is written by the victors.
“History is written by the victors.”
— Winston Churchill
Author: Winston Churchill
Category: history
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History can never be covered up.
“History can never be covered up.”
— Zhu Rongji
Author: Zhu Rongji
Category: history
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Destiny is something not be to desired
“Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Category: history
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This above all makes history useful and
“This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.”
— Titus Livius
Author: Titus Livius
Category: history
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Common sense and history tell you that
“Common sense and history tell you that rewarding illegal behavior will only encourage more of it.”
— Ric Keller
Author: Ric Keller
Category: history
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