History Quote by Richard Marius

“A distinguished historian has said that one of the most valuable things about history is that it teaches us how things do not happen.”

— Joe Scarborough

“Don't waste time defending your intentions. History will judge you by the outcomes of your actions”

— Savania China

“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

“The lesson of history is that we don't learn the lessons of history.”

— Thomas G. Donlan

“We're about to live through history and it's incredibly exciting. But don't make the mistake of thinking life stops because of any of this.”

— Evan Mandery

“Don't let history write itself for you.”

— Christine Stobbe

“The facts of history have been too well rehearsed (I'm speaking needless to say not of written history but the oral kind that goes…

— John Ashbery

“History can teach us so much, and yet we seem to learns so little.”

— Orrin Woodward

“If history teaches us anything at all, it is that sooner or later, wherever you go or whatever you do, the sad, brutal fact…

— Taylor Anderson

“Historians are lenient to those who succeed and stern to those who fail; in this, and this alone, they display strong political sense.”

— J. Christopher Herold

“One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem…

— John Carey

“History is not a bad thing. It just reminds us what to do and what not to do in the future.”

— Phil MItchell