History Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“H. W. Longfellow, “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough…

— William Ury

“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each person’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all…

— Mark Rosen

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

— Ralph Peters

Our schoolbooks glorify war and conceal its horrors. They indoctrinate children with hatred. I would teach peace rather than war, love rather than hate.

— Albert Einstein

For so long as we condone injustice by a small but powerful group, we condone the destruction of all social stability, all real peace,…

— Anonymous

Perhaps one day we will do “everything that we can to protect our people and the timeless values that we stand for.” But today,…

— Sam Harris

“We do trust you—with some misgivings," thought the people, "and we do leave it to you—though you seem to be making a mess of…

— Philip Gibbs

There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave…

— Edward Abbey

A man can condemn his enemies, but it's wiser to know them.

— Harper Lee

I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us.

— Franz Kafka

“One evening, after he’d read a piece about yet another savagery in Bosnia, I saw there were tears in his eyes. ‘Don’t it ever…

— Michael Morpurgo

We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.

— John Henry Newman