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title: "6 Historical Drama Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The recalcitrant forces in the historical drama have a power and persistence beyond our reckoning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/the-recalcitrant-forces-in-the-historical-drama-have-a-power-and/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/171/reinhold-niebuhr-1881_drama_the-recalcitrant-forces-in-the-historica_505454.png)

> [Previously, I was in a historical drama so I'm happy to show my romantic act, even though it's short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ok-taec-yeon/previously-i-was-in-a-historical-drama-so-i-m-happy-to-show-my/)

[Ok Taec-yeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ok-taec-yeon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/ok-taec-yeon-15153_drama_previously-i-was-in-a-historical-drama-s_647506.jpg)

> [I'm a huge fan of Michael Hirst, and I'm a huge fan of historical drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donal-logue/i-m-a-huge-fan-of-michael-hirst-and-i-m-a-huge-fan-of-historical-drama/)

[Donal Logue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donal-logue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/donal-logue-8518_drama_i-m-a-huge-fan-of-michael-hirst-and-i-m_2437713.jpg)

> [Our dreams of bringing the whole of human history under the control of the human will are ironically refuted by the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-niebuhr/our-dreams-of-bringing-the-whole-of-human-history-under-the-control/)

[Reinhold Niebuhr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reinhold-niebuhr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/reinhold-niebuhr-1881_drama_our-dreams-of-bringing-the-whole-of-huma_2575385.png)

> [With sci-fi you get these kind of stories in historical drama, and it's just so fabulous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-sheppard/with-sci-fi-you-get-these-kind-of-stories-in-historical-drama-and-it/)

[Mark Sheppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-sheppard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/mark-sheppard-27189_drama_with-sci-fi-you-get-these-kind-of-storie_2601515.png)

> [It could be sci-fi, love story, historical drama what counts for me is the fact that they're made by great directors with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-desplat/it-could-be-sci-fi-love-story-historical-drama-what-counts-for-me-is/)

[Alexandre Desplat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-desplat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/322/alexandre-desplat-4905_cinema_it-could-be-sci-fi-love-story-historical_3147452.png)

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