“Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being.”
— Ken Burns
Author: Ken Burns
Category: history
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I think it was my study of
“I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American.”
— George McGovern
Author: George McGovern
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A moment comes, which comes but rarely
“A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.”
— Jawaharlal Nehru
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru
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Much of the social history of the
“Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.”
— Thomas Sowell
Author: Thomas Sowell
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Among famous traitors of history one might
“Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.”
— Ilka Chase
Author: Ilka Chase
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History never looks like history when you
“History never looks like history when you are living through it.”
— John W. Gardner
Author: John W. Gardner
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Neither current events nor history show that
“Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.”
— Jefferson Davis
Author: Jefferson Davis
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I think people in general have neglected
“I think people in general have neglected to learn about history.”
— Maynard James Keenan
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Each age tries to form its own
“Each age tries to form its own conception of the past. Each age writes the history of the past anew with reference to the conditions uppermost in its own time.”
— Frederick Jackson Turner
Author: Frederick Jackson Turner
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Very few opera singers in history have
“Very few opera singers in history have been able to cross into popular music.”
— Renee Fleming
Author: Renee Fleming
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We live in an era with no
“We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes.”
— Doug Coupland
Author: Doug Coupland
Category: history
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