Consequence Quote by Gavriel David Rosenfeld

All history is the history of unintended consequences.

— T. J. Jackson Lears

In counterfactual history, nothing is certain.

— Robert Dallek

Paradox is an overrated threat. There is...a quality similar to inertia at work. Once an event has occurred, there is an extremely strong tendency…

— Jim Butcher

“Certainly every historian brings certain predilections to the study of history. But every historian also has the ethical obligation to suspend judgment until finding…

— George M. Dennison

The moment I realised that my history was an excuse for nothing, was the moment I was freed from my history. The great danger…

— Stefan Molyneux

It is not often that nations learn from the past even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it. For the lessons of…

— Henry A. Kissinger

“Don't waste time defending your intentions. History will judge you by the outcomes of your actions”

— Savania China

Whenever one pulls the trigger in order to rectify history's mistake, one lies. For history makes no mistakes, since it has no purpose.

— Joseph Brodsky

For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage…

— Eric Foner

The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences, and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone.

— Gerda Lerner

The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history.

— Niall Ferguson

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars.

— Gretel Ehrlich