History Quotes

"History judges not the victor, but the one who acted with honor and wisdom."

"The study of military history is the study of human nature under extreme conditions."

"Those who ignore the lessons of history are condemned to experience them again."

"One must study history to understand the present."

"Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them."

"The study of history is essential to understanding the present."

"The history of free people is never really written by chance but by choice."

"The history of the world is really the history of great conversations."

"It is not the German Army which lost the war, but the German people."

"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

"A nation that forgets its heroes will soon cease to be great."

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

"Every damn fool can write the history of his wars after they are over, but none of them can write it before he starts."

"The real test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man that the country produces."

"The student of history will find that the great ages are the ages of decision."

"History is written by those who understand the importance of decisive action."

"History judges us by our actions, not our intentions."

"History judges leaders by their results."

"History is written by the victorious."

"History respects only those who persevere."

"History judges not our intentions, but our results"

"The greatest generals are students of history"

"Science and history are not separate. Both are human endeavors."

"The pen and the sword together shape history."

"A moment of courage can change the course of nations."

"A nation that forgets its past has no future."

"History teaches us that empires built on injustice crumble to dust."

"To understand the present, one must study the lessons written in blood and ink."

"A nation's future depends on how wisely it uses the lessons of its past."