Those entrapped by the herd instinct are drowned in the deluges of history. But there are always the few who observe, reason,… — Antony C. Sutton Copy Share Image
“Whether we’re searching for new dreams or rediscovering old ones, we can’t move forward without looking to the past. It’s the only… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
I have always wanted to make a series of films which would be like an 'emotional history' that conveys what it feels… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
As a writer I have persisted in my uncertainty, alternating between novels which could charitably be considered literature and world reporting which… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet,… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
“Economics ought to be a magpie discipline, taking in philosophy, history and politics. But heterodox approaches have long since been banished from… — Aditya Chakrabortty Copy Share Image
war with poison and chemicals was not so rare in the ancient world ... An astounding panoply of toxic substances, venomous creatures,… — Adrienne Mayor Copy Share Image
In silence you hear the call to turn within. See the light that exists inside you and freely, willingly shine that light… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The uncommon abilities and fortune of Severus have induced an elegant historian to compare him with the first and greatest of the… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person… — Evelyn Underhill Copy Share Image
Can one understand politics without understanding history, especially the history of political thought, and will this distinguish political philosophy from some other… — Raymond Geuss Copy Share Image
This is an age of intellectual sauces, of essence, of distillation. We have conclusions without deductions, abridgments of history and abridgments of… — Benjamin Haydon Copy Share Image
History will have to recordThat the greatest tragedy of this period of social transitionWas not the vitriolic words and the violent actions… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“Richardson, however, remains a vital figure in the history of the novel, and of ideology. He initiates a discourse on sexual roles… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
I think of music as creating a space. I like to put things in that are comforting to me and are nostalgic.… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
“Trained hawks have a peculiar ability to conjure history because they are in a sense immortal. While individual hawks of different species… — Helen Macdonald Copy Share Image
What if?' history is a tricky game, but there is no doubt that the senior planners of D-Day - including Eisenhower and… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
As far as cities, one of my favorite stops every year is Rome I think it's super fun to play there, because… — Madison Keys Copy Share Image
“Religious illiteracy is more dangerous because religion is the most volatile constituent of culture, because religion has been, in addition to one… — Stephen R. Prothero Copy Share Image
I think by the age of about nine I recognized that there were a lot of different religions, and it was an… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“I am, of course, aware that for over two hundred years scholars have laboured to keep history and theology, or history and… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
There are two processes which we adopt consciously or unconsciously when we try to prophesy. We can seek a period in the… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
History of America, Part I (1776-1966): Declaration of Independence, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, Great Depression, New… — Norman Chad Copy Share Image
“Throughout history, the role of education has been to prepare children for adulthood. Today our world is changing so rapidly that it’s… — Patricia A. Jennings Copy Share Image
“Jesus was stoned, but no rock hit him. He slipped into the crowd and was found later teaching on a hill somewhere.… — Christopher Hawke Copy Share Image
Detroit has a history of a lot of great rebounders and big guys that have been great defenders. So for me to… — Andre Drummond Copy Share Image
There are no good wars or bad wars. The only thing bad about a war is to lose it. All wars have… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Nobody brings ancient history and archaeology to life like Adrienne Mayor. From the Russian steppes to China, and from Roman Egypt and… — Edith Hall Copy Share Image
His other sliding up my back pushing me into him even more. Was I ready for this? What if this is all… — Jade Copy Share Image
Im fascinated by failure, and Im fascinated by finality. Shakespeares historical plays are more universal than his comedies because they relate to… — George Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“The history of the industrial revolution shows how that power passed from the king and the aristocracy to the bourgeoisie. Universal suffrage… — edward bernays Copy Share Image
What is the deepest passion for me and for us is the historic investment in the middle class and in - as… — Phil Murphy Copy Share Image
When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
In history, she wasn't there while we reenacted the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Mr. Lee tried to make me argue the Pro-Slavery side,… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
“Wineburg: For the narcissist sees the world—both the past and the present—in his own image. Mature historical understanding teaches us to do… — John Fea Copy Share Image
Paul Robeson once said that the artist has the responsibility to either help liberate the community or further oppress it. And I… — Gil Scott-Heron Copy Share Image
Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has entered national crises, often preventing presidents from doing what they want to do. Indeed, sometimes… — Nina Totenberg Copy Share Image
The alchemists of past centuries tried hard to make the elixir of life: ... Those efforts were in vain; it is not… — Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp Copy Share Image
Anti-Americanism is as old as the Republic--a historical constant, which is only remotely related to specific American behavior. So what is new?… — Josef Joffe Copy Share Image
In the appendix to my History of the Russian Revolution I give a detailed and documented study of the ideas of the… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
![“In the appendix to my History of the Russian Revolution I give a detailed and documented study of the ideas of the Bolshevik party on the October revolution. This study, I hope, will make it impossible in the future to ascribe to [Vladimir] Lenin the theory of Socialism in a single country.” quote by Leon Trotsky](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/374/leon-trotsky-2558_appendix_in-the-appendix-to-my-history-of-the-rus_363447.jpg)
