History Quote by Gordon G. Chang

History is littered with wars which everybody knew would never happen.

— Enoch Powell

History is littered with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.

— Enoch Powell

“In history there are no control groups. There is no one to tell us what might have been. We weep over the might have…

— Cormac McCarthy

“History – An account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.”

— Ambrose Bierce

“Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And, when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were…

— John Limon

“Archmaester Rigney once wrote that history is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen…

— George R.R. Martin

“The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honour.…

— T.E. Lawrence

“It is supposed to be true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don't believe knowing can save…

— Cormac McCarthy

“War is ever the folly of the ignorant. But I have seen much to convince me some wars must be fought, to the bitterest…

— Anthony Ryan

“The only certainty life contains is death.’ Patricia Briggs. ‘A man on a date wonders if he’ll get lucky. The woman already knows’ is…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“it was imperative to preserve history—be it noble or ignoble. Truth and learning, in Frazier’s mind, swayed the future. Lying about or hiding any…

— Heather Graham

“In Norman’s mind, there were no enemies in war. Just victims. Victims of historical process. Heavy”

— Joe Haldeman