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title: "4 History Weapon Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 History Weapon quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best History Weapon sayings and thoughts."
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> [History can be a weapon, and it can be used against you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-loewen/history-can-be-a-weapon-and-it-can-be-used-against-you/)

[James W. Loewen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-loewen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/james-w-loewen-12569_history_history-can-be-a-weapon-and-it-can-be-us_697667.png)

> [Honest history is the weapon of freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr/honest-history-is-the-weapon-of-freedom/)

[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd0/arthur-m-schlesinger-jr-14015_freedom_honest-history-is-the-weapon-of-freedom_849763.png)

> [Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-beevor/politicians-are-often-tempted-to-deploy-history-as-a-weapon-against/)

[Antony Beevor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-beevor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/antony-beevor-10101_against_politicians-are-often-tempted-to-deploy_2871825.jpg)

> [Construed as a means instead of an end, history is the weapon with which we defend the future against the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-h-lapham/construed-as-a-means-instead-of-an-end-history-is-the-weapon-with/)

[Lewis H. Lapham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-h-lapham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/lewis-h-lapham-7190_defend_construed-as-a-means-instead-of-an-end-h_2950532.jpg)

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