Action Quote by Robert Staughton Lynd

“History may be read as the story of the magnificent rearguard action fought during several thousand years by dogma against curiosity.”

— Robert Lynd

One must overcome history by dogma.

— Henry Edward Manning

In hunting ideas for books, I look for stories about long-past events that once commanded the world's attention but that, for one reason or…

— Erik Larson

“A tolerably extensive reading of campaigns and military histories justifies me in saying that such an exhibition of unsuspicious security in the presence of…

— Warren Olney

History is the record of encounters between character and circumstance.

— Donald Creighton

The single combats of the heroes of history or fable amuse our fancy and engage our affections: the skillful evolutions of war may inform…

— Edward Gibbon

History is the story of warfare between secret societies.

— Ishmael Reed

History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances.

— Donald Creighton

Dogma will always defend itself.

— Peter Marley

“The Lessons of History, a 104-page distillation of the major forces through history by Will and Ariel Durant,”

— Ray Dalio

Military history is essential to understanding any history and, moreover, is a terrifying and sobering study in the realities of human nature - for…

— Lawrence Osborne

History is not merely a procession of people in fancy dress fighting wars. It is crucially the story of man's evolution from grunting cave…

— Ann Widdecombe