We are not merely passengers in history; we are its makers, ... - Peter Berger

"We are not merely passengers in history; we are its makers, though constrained by forces we did not create."

Peter Berger History

Sociologist Austrian-American 1929–2017

More from Peter Berger

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."

"Reality is socially constructed."

"We are not born with a sense of self; it is constructed through social interaction."

"Society is a human product, and human beings are a social product."

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."