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title: "8 History Right Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 History Right quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best History Right sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm not blaming men, I'm not blaming women. What's gone by has already gone by. It's history. It's done. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/i-m-not-blaming-men-i-m-not-blaming-women-what-s-gone-by-has-already/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

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> [We need to teach our children history, right from the primary school level, for them to better understand the issues. In my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/femi-kuti/we-need-to-teach-our-children-history-right-from-the-primary-school/)

[Femi Kuti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/femi-kuti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/femi-kuti-26345_children_we-need-to-teach-our-children-history-ri_571726.jpg)

> [When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-busiek/when-you-have-a-novel-set-in-a-fictional-history-you-still-should-get/)

[Kurt Busiek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-busiek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/kurt-busiek-14199_books_when-you-have-a-novel-set-in-a-fictional_1310948.png)

> [There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-snowden/there-have-been-times-throughout-american-history-where-what-is-right/)

[Edward Snowden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-snowden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25c/edward-snowden-555_american-history_there-have-been-times-throughout-america_1356648.jpg)

> [I was right about one of the most significant issues in modern American history. I was the only one who was right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-ritter/i-was-right-about-one-of-the-most-significant-issues-in-modern/)

[Scott Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-ritter/)

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> [“We should not be impressed when our leaders say firmly, "History teaches us" or "History will show that we were right." They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-macmillan/we-should-not-be-impressed-when-our-leaders-say-firmly-history/)

[Margaret MacMillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-macmillan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/margaret-macmillan-5907_dangerous-games_we-should-not-be-impressed-when-our-lead_1769287.jpg)

> [I think some of the most significant things happen in history when you get the right people in the right place at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chokwe-lumumba/i-think-some-of-the-most-significant-things-happen-in-history-when/)

[Chokwe Lumumba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chokwe-lumumba/)

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> [“History is who we are right now. I mean, just because a chapter of life is over, it isn't gone...(Page 303)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-schindler/history-is-who-we-are-right-now-i-mean-just-because-a-chapter-of-life/)

[Holly Schindler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-schindler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/holly-schindler-25528_history_history-is-who-we-are-right-now-i-mean-j_2896386.jpg)

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