At one time in the history of the Americas, weapons and armies were associated with liberty and independence, and with new opportunities… — Óscar Arias Copy Share Image
“It was well understood that if by the teaching of history the white man could be further assured of his superiority and… — Carter G. Woodson Copy Share Image
“Still, if history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. The… — Edward O. Wilson Copy Share Image
If writing with a goal - whether it be evangelistic, apologetic, or didactic - implies propaganda, then all recorded history is propaganda.… — Paul Copan Copy Share Image
“Marcus had never had the opportunity to pass on his questionable genes, so he would now effectively be erased from history, with… — Andrei Cherascu Copy Share Image
“But why? Why do you care about our class’s history?" "I just do. Besides, I need something to put on my art-school… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
The true history of Vietnamese civilian suffering does not fit comfortably into America's preferred postwar narrative - the tale of a conflict… — Nick Turse Copy Share Image
“..., imagine a loamy earth that starts with genocide, then adds a mix of further disease, wars, hurricanes, murder, great fires, dueling,… — James Caskey Copy Share Image
There were various different keys in which European history had tended to be written. One is the lyrical key, the idea that… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
If we're ignorant of the historical sacrifices that made our liberties possible, we will be less likely to make the sacrifices again… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“The important thing to understand about American history, wrote Mr. Ibis, in his leather-bound journal, is that it is fictional, a charcoal-sketched… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“history is not an autonomous or complementary category of epistemology. Rather, Van Til held that an ontological knowledge of God is given… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
I know something about that war, and I never want to see that history repeated. But, my fellow Americans, it certainly can… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
She followed the pleasure where it led. She had no weight, no name, no thoughts, no history. Then came a burst of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
How great is the mystery of the first cells which were one day animated by the breath of our souls! How impossible… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
Europe was initially supposed to be primarily a political project! The EU never would have come about had it been up to… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
Nearly all Americans have ancestors who braved the oceans - liberty-loving risk takers in search of an ideal - the largest voluntary… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“I think people should take mythology much more seriously, because it tells us an awful lot about the history of the human… — Jan Siegel Copy Share Image
“Well, in my view what would ultimately be necessary would be a breakdown of the nation-state system―because I think that's not a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I went to high school - that's about as far as I got - reading my U.S. history textbook, well, I… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
If you're constantly being reminded of the ways in which your history and your narrative as a people were rooted in loss… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity -- technological change so rapid and profound it… — Ray Kurzweil Copy Share Image
The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For...… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Q: What were you thinking when your colleagues were out there making cosmic history? A: I just kept reminding myself that every… — Michael Collins Copy Share Image
The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We… — Nicholas Rodger Copy Share Image
I think a bigger difference with social media is going to be things like the impact Instagram will have for historians. For… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Above all, documentary must reflect the problems and realities of the present. It cannot regret the past; it is dangerous to prophesy… — Paul Rotha Copy Share Image
“Before becoming headmaster of Eton, Claude Elliott had taught history at Cambridge University, despite an ingrained distrust of academics and an aversion… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
“A little murmur of admiration greeted this neat reply and on the crest of it the hostess rose to dismiss the meeting.… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
Jesus is the purest among the mighty, and the mightiest among the pure, who, with his pierced hand has raised empires from… — Jean Paul Copy Share Image
By repealing the Child Poverty Act, which forced governments to take real action to tackle child poverty, this government brings a proud… — Emily Thornberry Copy Share Image
Many of the jazz musicians whom are no longer here. You don't realize that it's history when it is happening and then… — Carol Friedman Copy Share Image
“France is to me the heroine in the romance of all the nations of all time. This feeling was born in me… — William Arthur Sirmon Copy Share Image
Politics at all times lead to bloody wars, and not only politics, but also religions as well as social and economic systems… — Friedrich Durrenmatt Copy Share Image
What the historian Elie Kedourie called "the Chatham House Version" - that toxic amalgam of smugness, moral relativism, and cherished feelings of… — Roger Kimball Copy Share Image
Black Panther is a historic opportunity to be a part of something important and special, particularly at a time when African Americans… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
“Far back in history, there is evidence that men who have attempted to solve the riddle of water have been bitterly attacked.… — Viktor Schauberger Copy Share Image
