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History Quotes (page 7)

Stephen King quote: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it harmonizes, and what it..."
History doesn't repeat itself, but it harmonizes, and what it usually makes is the devil's music. Stephen King
History is not made by great dreams, but by the petty wants of all respectable, moderately thievish and selfish people, that is, of everyone. All our ideas, loves, plans, heroic ideals, all these lofty things are worthless. Karel Capek
Joseph A. Schumpeter quote: "History is a record of "effects" the vast majority of which..."
History is a record of "effects" the vast majority of which nobody intended to produce. Joseph A. Schumpeter
Dan Brown quote: "History had a way of playing cruel tricks on those who chased it."
History had a way of playing cruel tricks on those who chased it. Dan Brown
Jeffrey Sachs quote: "History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for..."
History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything. Jeffrey Sachs
Jeanette Winterson quote: "History is a hammock for swinging and a game for playing."
History is a hammock for swinging and a game for playing. Jeanette Winterson
Julian Barnes quote: "History is that certainty produced at the point where the..."
History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of documentation. Julian Barnes
Gore Vidal quote: "History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost..."
History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost the instant it has taken place. Gore Vidal
Umberto Eco quote: "History is a blood-drenched enigma and the world an error."
History is a blood-drenched enigma and the world an error. Umberto Eco
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ian Fleming quote: "History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and..."
History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts. Ian Fleming
Mark Twain quote: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Mark Twain
History did not demand Yossarian's premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it. That men would die was a matter of necessity; WHICH men would die, though, was a matter of circumstance, and Yossarian was willing to be the victim of anything but circumstance. But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents. Joseph Heller
Julian Barnes quote: "History: the lies of the victors, the self-delusions of the..."
History: the lies of the victors, the self-delusions of the defeated. Julian Barnes
History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it's issuance. James Madison

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