History Quote by John Jackson Miller

“History will remember him as a savage, but that's because we write the histories.”

— A.H. Septimius

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

— Ambrose Bierce

“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

“A lot of what we know to be history isn’t…it serves a purpose. Events are exaggerated, heroes fabricated, goals are rewritten to appear more…

— Louise Penny

“History is always written to serve the powerful.”

— Kevin Emerson

“History isn't all fact--it's just the story the victors tell to keep themselves in power. And it's been a slow revision. The more time…

— Heather Anastasiu

“History teaches us many things. Most importantly, the things that made us who and what we are.”

— Robert Bonville

“The simple truth? History was never simply history. If it was anything it was another collar—another means to control.”

— Chris Galford

“We have to remember, sometimes the most important history is the history we're making today.”

— J.K. Rowling

“History is not a dead thing or a sure thing. It lived with our choices and our dreams. It is the story of our…

— Joan Nestle

“History reminds us of the inherent weakness in the human condition and the very real possibility that our fellow human beings are capable of…

— John Fea

“The history of humanity is, to a very great extent, a history of violence.”

— David Livingstone Smith