Class Quote by William Graham Sumner

History is the memory of States.

— Anonymous

The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.

— Joseph Stalin

The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity, which is the reward…

— Polybius

“Perhaps modern esteem for these figures serves as a reminder that, though statesmen may have to struggle mightily to advance their cause, and though…

— Chris DeRose

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.

— Karl Marx

It is said that the history of peoples who have a history is the history of class struggle. It might be said with at…

— Pierre Clastres

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

— David Christian

“The pursuit of wealth generally diverts men of great talents and of great passions from the pursuit of power, and it very frequently happens…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Money is great, but history is something that you can never get rid of and act like it didn't happen.

— Bernard Hopkins

History is a means of access to ourselves.

— Lynn Townsend White, Jr

History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power -…

— Umberto Eco

“Maybe what has to happen is that the individual must allow himself to be swept along, must find himself in the stream of no-choice,…

— Don DeLillo