Common humanity Quote by Robert Penn Warren

“History can never give us exact knowledge of what will happen in the future: rather, it shows us that our ability to prepare ourselves…

— Henning Mankell

“This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“We should learn from history, but always look to the future, bearing in mind that our decisions will shape it.”

— Alexander Stubb

The asking and the answering which history provides may help us to understand, even to frame, the logic of experience to which we shall…

— Robert Penn Warren

“Our histories plan our futures.”

— Robyn Carr

“People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future.”

— Douglas Preston

“History was once the future, the future will create history.”

— Daniel J. Hill

“History, by apprising [the people] of the past, will enable them to judge of the future.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“One thing that's certain about the future: it will have more history than the present.”

— Paul J. McAuley

“Without a good understanding of history how can we make informed and therefore good and sensible decisions about current issues? The future then can…

— Keith Tonkin

“History would be a revelation of the future as much as it was a study of the past.”

— arundhati roy

“History is important because it teaches us about the past. And bylearning about the past, you come to understand the present, so that you…

— Richelle Mead