The best chapters in our economic history are those that embrace the many, not the few. — David Cameron Copy Share Image
As much as I care about historical context - I'm very eager to read a really great historical account. — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Facts are the images of history, just as images are the facts of fiction. — E. L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
“Kerensky, yes, Kerensky – I think we have to say one of the great wets of history.” — Isaiah Berlin Copy Share Image
“In my dream I drank fully of water, but when I woke, I was thirsty." Ned Low” — Patricia Goodwin Copy Share Image
“The actual truth has never written about any war, and this will be no exception.” — George Lynch Copy Share Image
Even well-known historians like Edward Gibbon are talking about how the soldiers of the 18th century were not able to do the… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
My fear is that in our desire to remember George Floyd, the names of those who came before him will fade into… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Let this be our time in history so that someday we can tell our children and grandchildren that we were there, that… — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
Probably the TV show I've watched the most is 'How It's Made' on the History Channel. I could watch 24 hours of… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
How much pleasure they lose (and even the pleasures of heroic poesy are not unprofitable) who take away the liberty of a… — William Davenant Copy Share Image
It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
It may be that universal history is the history of the different intonations given a handful of metaphors. — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
History is powerful stuff. One day your world is fine. The next day it's knocked for a metaphysical loop. Was Napoleon really… — Henry Bromell Copy Share Image
We're addicted to this concept of civilization - we can't imagine living outside of it because we've had it for 10,000 years,… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
Following one of the most violent conflicts in human history, the United States and Japan built a deep and abiding friendship -… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
“Preserving cultural diversity is considered a supreme virtue today, but the members of the diverse subcultures don't always see it that way.… — Stephen Pinker Copy Share Image
“The most powerful men of the kingdom have dragged a duchess down and sent her out to be a marvel to the… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“The hero, the historical giant, the dream, was revealed to be a mere inept leader presiding over a failing system. He trusted… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
Americans are defined by a history of immigration in pursuit of freedom and opportunity. We are more individualistic, enterprising, and protective of… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
David Shi (historian of the simple life) describes the common denominator among the various approaches to simpler living as the understanding that… — Duane Elgin Copy Share Image
“Since birth, I have done nothing but train. I studied history, economics, politics, law, foreign relations and cultures, languages, healing and nearly… — Kel Kade Copy Share Image
To take wine into your mouth is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
Theories are more common than achievements in the history of education. — Richard Livingstone Copy Share Image
I have met him a few times. What can I say - Maradona is one of the best players in football history. — Luka Modric Copy Share Image
A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes. — Lucien Febvre Copy Share Image
In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic. — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
“The present is not so glorious but that I should wish to dwell a little in the past.” — Baroness Emma Orczy Copy Share Image
Time and time again, history has proved that the conservatives are right and the liberals are wrong. — Stockwell Day Copy Share Image
Historical experience shows that a crisis causes either a recovery or catastrophic consequences. — Sergei Lavrov Copy Share Image
The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical. — Barbara Boxer Copy Share Image
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion. — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image