History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"The student of history cannot ignore the lessons of the past."Fareed Zakaria
"History shows that empires rarely end with a bang; they fade with a whimper."Fareed Zakaria
"We are living through a transition from a Western-led world to a multipolar one."Fareed Zakaria
"Journalism is about bearing witness to history as it unfolds."Anderson Cooper
"History teaches us that those who remember the past are doomed to watch others repeat it."Larry King
"Understanding history helps us recognize patterns we might otherwise miss in the present."Rachel Maddow
"What happened before informs what happens next."Rachel Maddow
"The stories we report today shape the history we teach tomorrow."Marie Colvin
"In conflict, the role of journalism is to preserve humanity's memory."Marie Colvin
"History will judge us not by what we knew, but by what we did about it."Edward Snowden
"History is written by those who control the narrative."Julian Assange
"The exposed truth becomes history."Julian Assange
"Understanding history is essential to preventing its repetition."Julian Assange
"History will judge those who chose silence."Julian Assange
"Those who control history control the future."Julian Assange
"A people without knowledge of their history are condemned to repeat it."Julian Assange
"The Negro is cut off from a country which he has served and a people which he helped to build."Ida B. Wells
"Understanding history is essential to understanding the present."Rachel Maddow
"History shows us that those in power rarely give it up willingly"Edward Snowden
"The best way to predict the future is to understand the past."Dan Rather
"A person who refuses to learn from history is doomed to repeat its mistakes."Nellie Bly
"History teaches us lessons if we are willing to listen."Barbara Walters
"History is written by those willing to tell the truth."Barbara Walters
"We're living in unprecedented times, which is both terrifying and fascinating."Anderson Cooper
"History repeats itself because we don't always learn from it."Anderson Cooper
"History will judge those who remained silent in the face of wrongdoing."Julian Assange
"We inherit both the debts and the dreams of previous generations."Julian Assange
"History judges harshly those who had power and chose silence."Julian Assange
"History shows us that rights are never given freely; they must be fought for."Edward Snowden
"Reporting is about bearing witness to history."Carl Bernstein