Cases Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

Was there ever a time when the majority was right?

— Robert A. Heinlein

History is full of people who thought they were right -- absolutely right, completely right, without a shadow of a doubt. And because history…

— John D. Barrow

History is so indifferently rich, that a case for almost any conclusion from it can be made by a selection of instances.

— Will Durant

History is often not what actually happened but what is recorded as such.

— Henry L. Stimson

Majority doesn't rule. One person can change the history of the world.

— Paul Mooney

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.

— Dag Hammarskjold

History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.

— Lord Acton

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

History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.

— John Betjeman

Was the majority right when they stood by while Jesus was crucified? Was the majority right when they refused to believe that the earth…

— Anonymous

Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here's my rule: Ask yourself, 'Did this thing happen?' If the answer is…

— Tony Kushner

The decisions I made are done. And history will judge whether or not they were correct. There's no such thing as accurate short-term history.

— George W. Bush