"History provides no precise guidelines." — Douglas Hurd
"History provides no precise guidelines."
—
Douglas Hurd
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
27 Quotes by Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd has 27 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and…
-
The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.
-
No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for…
-
Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.
-
We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us to pass judgment on the…
-
It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right…
-
Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not…
-
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal…
-
A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.
-
But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.
-
Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an immediate and formidable increase of…
-
Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their actions that these were justified…
See all 27 quotes by Douglas Hurd »
More Funny Quotes
This quote is filed under Funny Quotes,
one of 52,060 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
See all 52,060 Funny Quotes »
