Against Quote by Antony Beevor Download Open image “Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other.” — Antony Beevor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Against Deploy Each History Often Other Politicians Politics Tempted Weapon
Politicians have been downplaying the importance of history as a subject in our schools but, if they had bothered to have a better grasp… — Tony Robinson Copy Share Image
We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which… — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective. — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
History is not happenstance: it is conspiratorial. Carefully planned and executed by people in power. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“One person's actions can alter the course of history, and a political or military mischance can touch off a catastrophic reaction that has repercussions… — Timothy Venning Copy Share Image
It is up to the historians, not politicians, to judge what happened in the past. Politicians look into the future. — Egemen Bag?s Copy Share Image
History is a series of mistakes. Now the task is to plan for those mistakes so those of us who are populists can actually… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Construed as a means instead of an end, history is the weapon with which we defend the future against the past. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I believe passionately in preemptive pessimism, especially before a book comes out. I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales, and then, with… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I was in Estonia when a professor asked me if I was aware that making any criticism of the Red Army during the war… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I'm often reassured in a bizarre - perhaps perverse - way when I find in the archive stuff that contradicts what my assumptions have… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have… — Bobby Lee Copy Share Image
I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way. — Manny Pacquiao Copy Share Image
It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab… — Mordechai Vanunu Copy Share Image
In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know… — Mathieu Kassovitz Copy Share Image
France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
