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History Quotes (page 15)

Thomas Jefferson quote: "History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is."
History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. Thomas Jefferson
David Irving quote: "History is like a constantly changing tree."
History is like a constantly changing tree. David Irving
History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without. Howard Nemerov
History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom. Daisaku Ikeda
History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton. Gwen Ifill
W. H. Auden quote: "History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the..."
History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology. W. H. Auden
Maya Angelou quote: "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if..."
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. Maya Angelou
Stephen Ambrose quote: "History is everything that has ever happened."
History is everything that has ever happened. Stephen Ambrose
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. B. R. Ambedkar
Saul Alinsky quote: "History is a relay of revolutions."
History is a relay of revolutions. Saul Alinsky
Theodor Adorno quote: "History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it."
History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it. Theodor Adorno
Konrad Adenauer quote: "History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided."
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. Konrad Adenauer
Lord Acton quote: "History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of..."
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. Lord Acton
John Acton quote: "History provides neither compensation for suffering nor..."
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. John Acton
Music expresses feeling, that is to say, gives shape and habitation to feeling, not in space but in time. To the extent that music has a history that is more than a history of its formal evolution, our feelings must have a history too. Perhaps certain qualities of feeling that found expression in music can be recorded by being notated on paper, have become so remote that we can no longer inhabit them as feelings, can get a grasp of them only after long training in the history and philosophy... J. M. Coetzee

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