History Quote by Ron Mayes

“We know little about history beyond its public displays, and even then what we know is reconstructed.”

— Mark Wallace

“Historians have often felt that the discovery of facts (even true ones) is only a preliminary to a higher activity, that of understanding the…

— Oswyn Murray

“history is our attempt to reconstruct the past from the evidence that remains”

— Anonymous

“1897 edition How these papers have been placed in sequence will be made manifest in the reading of them. All needless matters have been…

— Bram Stoker

“Only through the careful study of historical documents can we prevent the distortion of where we came from and who we are as a…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

“While what I write is always largely consistent with the records that remain I freely admit that where historical fact proves a barrier to…

— Sara Sheridan

“...that it is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.”

— Brian Friel

“History is made not of facts set in stone but of the stories we tell.”

— Michelle Richmond

“In other words, that works of history are mere collections of facts. It is fiction alone that can show us the true nature of…

— Daisaku Ikeda

“History isn't all fact--it's just the story the victors tell to keep themselves in power. And it's been a slow revision. The more time…

— Heather Anastasiu

“Evidence is always partial. Facts are not truth, though they are part of it – information is not knowledge. And history is not the…

— Hilary Mantel

“History works on a long time scale, and at any given moment we can perceive its directions but imperfectly.”

— Daniel Walker Howe