“The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival.”
— Noam Chomsky
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“We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.”
— Daisaku Ikeda
Author: Daisaku Ikeda
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“The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality.”
— Jon Meacham
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“If I had a choice as to my perfect career, I would make a couple of films a year and then concentrate on natural history.”
— Dominic Monaghan
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“Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.”
— Francis Bacon
Author: Francis Bacon
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“I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history.”
— Daisaku Ikeda
Author: Daisaku Ikeda
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“Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.”
— Norman Mailer
Author: Norman Mailer
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“I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition.”
— Eric Stoltz
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“Faith is a kind of winged intellect. The great workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.”
— Charles Henry Parkhurst
Author: Charles Henry Parkhurst
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“It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.”
— Rebecca West
Author: Rebecca West
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“Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.”
— Henry A. Kissinger
Author: Henry A. Kissinger
Category: history
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