History Quotes

Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.

18227 quotes

"History teaches us lessons we must apply to create a better future."
Barbara Walters
I
"The mob spirit has increased with alarming frequency."
Ida B. Wells
I
"The sacrifice of thousands has led to this moment of truth."
Ida B. Wells
I
"The lynching spirit is a test of our national character."
Ida B. Wells
"History will judge us not by what we said, but by what we did when we knew the truth."
Edward Snowden
B
"Journalism is the first rough draft of history."
Bob Woodward
B
"History is shaped by those who keep power accountable."
Bob Woodward
B
"History will judge us by what we revealed and what we hid."
Bob Woodward
B
"History is written by those who ask the hard questions."
Bob Woodward
B
"History will remember those who told the truth, not those who hid it."
Bob Woodward
C
"History judges those who speak truth to power."
Carl Bernstein
C
"History is written by those who document it accurately."
Carl Bernstein
"History is written by those who live it."
Nellie Bly
"History teaches us lessons for the future."
Nellie Bly
D
"History teaches us that change is inevitable, but progress requires deliberate action."
Dan Rather
C
"History teaches us that we must learn from our mistakes."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"History is not boring, it's essential."
Christiane Amanpour
I
"History will judge those who stand on the side of right."
Ida B. Wells
"History repeats itself because we refuse to truly learn from it."
Barbara Walters
"History is the witness that we keep ignoring."
Barbara Walters
B
"The archive is your friend; historical patterns reveal current truths."
Bob Woodward
B
"History is written first by journalists, then by historians."
Bob Woodward
"History will judge the moral clarity of dissent."
Edward Snowden
"History belongs to those brave enough to challenge the present."
Edward Snowden
D
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes with the present."
Dan Rather
"History teaches us that progress comes from standing up for what's right."
Barbara Walters
C
"To be a war correspondent is to witness humanity at its worst and its best."
Christiane Amanpour
C
"History is being written every day, and journalists are the first drafters."
Christiane Amanpour
W
"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."
Walter Cronkite
W
"History is written by those who tell stories."
Walter Cronkite