History Quote by Romila Thapar

“Our history deserves honesty and our citizens need it. Without understanding who we really were, we’ll never quite grasp who we have become, leaving…

— Ralph Peters

“I was well aware how famously or infamously secretive these old institutions can be, no more than ourselves, a mixture of worry, lost power,…

— Sebastian Barry

The teaching of honest national history is especially important, since the teaching of false, chauvinist history is the main vehicle for spreading hypernationalism.

— John Mearsheimer

“One of the chief values reading history, this is the author, is its capacity to "provoke renegade thoughts".”

— Andrew Roberts

“A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them.”

— George W. Bush

“Only through the careful study of historical documents can we prevent the distortion of where we came from and who we are as a…

— Ben Carson

“The theory is that legitimacy can only be earned through a long-suffering and constant presence. But that view is limiting in that it forecloses…

— Wesley Lowery

“Historical accuracy often fell victim when it came to matters of political or religious convenience.”

— H. L. Tinsley

“The revolution in global communications thus forces all nations to reconsider traditional ways of thinking about national sovereignty.”

— Anonymous

“No centrism based on the temporary historical "glory" of any nation or region should any longer be allowed to distort our universal human understanding…

— Anonymous

“A lot of what we know to be history isn’t…it serves a purpose. Events are exaggerated, heroes fabricated, goals are rewritten to appear more…

— Louise Penny

“most of human history (chronologically speaking) has taken place in communities quite innocent of state power.”

— David Christian