Danger Quote by Jacques Barzun

“In certain quarters the quest for scapegoats had begun. It was important to know whose fault all this was. It was important to know…

— Salman Rushdie

“One person's actions can alter the course of history, and a political or military mischance can touch off a catastrophic reaction that has repercussions…

— Timothy Venning

History is a tangled skein that one may take up at any point, and break when one has unravelled enough.

— Henry Adams

“it is easy to see that history is truly written by losers with time on their hands and a protected academic position.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“The experience of history should lead us to hope and strive to make the world better, not to despair and resign ourselves to fate.”

— Alan Beattie

History is no more than the portrayal of crimes and misfortunes

— Voltaire

We must delve deep into history the better to engage a true dialogue of civilisations. Fear of the present can impose upon the past…

— Tariq Ramadan

“What drives history is the human ambition to alter one’s condition to match one’s hopes.’3”

— Andrew Marr

The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the…

— Aberjhani

“For some, history is a drab and dusty subject; for me it is a powerful stimulant, arousing our passions about past injustices and infusing…

— Anonymous

“Maybe what has to happen is that the individual must allow himself to be swept along, must find himself in the stream of no-choice,…

— Don DeLillo

“History is full of people who out of fear or ignorance or the lust for power have destroyed treasures of immeasurable value which truly…

— Carl Sagan