History Quote by Anonymous

“Citizens, the nineteenth century is grand, but the twentieth century will be happy. Then there will be nothing more like old history. Men will…

— Victor Hugo

The tyranny that now exists is actual. That which may exist in the future is potential. If we are always to draw back from…

— Isaac Asimov

“THE TWENTIETH CENTURY was a period defined by the struggle for individual political, economic, and personal liberty against various forms of oppression, and marked…

— Tom Standage

I know absolutely nothing about the 20th Century.

— Ricky Jay

If one looks at all closely at the middle of our own century, the events that occupy us, our customs, our achievements and even…

— Jean le Rond d'Alembert

“This emphasis calls into question some of the most ingrained insights into the history of the modern world—for example, conceptualizing the nineteenth century, as…

— Sven Beckert

I don't quite see the 20th century as one of chaos. But I believe in certain inevitable outcomes of a materialist nature.

— Rachel Kushner

“Citizens, the nineteenth century is great, but the twentieth century will be happy. Then, there will be nothing more like the history of old,…

— Victor Hugo

If what we said cannot go beyond the century we live in, it means that we have said nothing. Let us say something for…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Do you think you can can change anything?' 'Of course not. We're waiting.' 'For what? 'Until the world changes on its own. That is…

— Ian Pears

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before

— Ron Silver

Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a…

— Eskinder Nega