Correctness Quote by Phyllis Schlafly

We cannot use today's civilized standards to judge the mistake of the past.

— Jackie Chan

Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you mistake what…

— Zhuangzi

History is a set of skills rather than a narrative.

— Hilary Mantel

The past in the hands of historians is not what it was.

— Lynn Townsend White, Jr

“Standards only move in one direction. At the beginning of the world, standards were established and they've been slipping ever since.”

— Edward Stevenson

Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.

— Victor Davis Hanson

Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.

— Jed Mercurio

I do myself think that history is a set of skills rather than a narrative.

— Hilary Mantel

“It is indeed the duty of historians to stress the contrast between the standards of the past and the standards of the present. Some…

— Norman Davies

Today's headlines and history's judgement are not the same.

— Condoleezza Rice

The huge, turgid work of history, sinking under the weight of its own 'politically correct' thesis and its foot- and source notes, is not…

— Michael Korda

History seems not so much a record of past events, more a catalogue of preferred beliefs expounded by people who have a vested interest.

— Anthony Storr