History Quotes

"A nation is born stoic, and dies epicurean." "We do not retain the precious past, no matter" "Human beings have always been fascinated by the concept of time." "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce" "The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history" "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." "The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid onto houses just like water or gas." "History is an account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools" "States’ memories shape history." "Traditions are not sent from heaven, they are created by us."