Argument Quote by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Download Open image “History is, indeed, an argument without end.” — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Argument Ends History Inspirational Logic
History is either a moral argument with lessons for the here-and-now, or it is merely an accumulation of pointless facts. — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
“History is above all else an argument. It is an argument between different historians; and, perhaps, an argument between the past and the present,… — John H. Arnold Copy Share Image
What is history after all? History is facts which become lies in the end. — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
History is a long and endlessly interesting argument, where evidence is everything and storytelling is everything else. — Jill Lepore 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
They say that 'history is an argument without end.' In Thompson's skillful hands, this momentous argument between two old friends on the most critical… — Jonathan Alter Copy Share Image
Every work of history is a combination of argument and narrative. The longer I write, the more I emphasize the narrative, the story, and… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
At a certain point one ceases to defend a certain view of history; one must defend history itself. — E. P. Thompson Copy Share Image
I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Every President reconstructs the Presidency to meet his own psychological needs. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
The only President who clearly died of overwork was Polk, and that was a long time ago. Hoover, who worked intensely and humorlessly as… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
The first rule of democracy is to distrust all leaders who begin to believe their own publicity. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
In Defense of the World Order . . . U.S. soldiers would have to kill and die. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
In view of the tide of religiosity engulfing a once secular republic it is refreshing to be reminded by Freethinkers that free thought and… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
A flourishing, morally credible media is a vital component in the maintenance of genuinely public talk, argument about common good. — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does… — Dan Savage Copy Share Image
Lutherans, whose arguments and mistakes will not be difficult to contest or discover, do not want to attribute any value to works, and they… — Michael Servetus Copy Share Image
Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this… — John Rawls Copy Share Image
As opposed to getting into arguments about, well, these folks have been treated fairly so now we're going to be doing things that, very… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
The inner defenses are unconscious. They consist of a kind of magic aura which the mind builds around cherished belief. Arguments which penetrate into… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters -… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
All of the barriers to innovation in the energy sector are arguments for a big commitment to public investment. Only the public sector can… — Ted Nordhaus Copy Share Image
“Arguments led by subjectivity are a waste of time. And, if they take place online, add to that, a waste of one’s keyboard.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Don't get divorced after your first argument! I have a lot of friends that have one fight and that's it, they get divorced. I… — Kelly Ripa Copy Share Image
