History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"History judges not the size of an army, but the wisdom of its decisions."Pershing
"I have found that tradition can both strengthen and weaken an organization."Bernard Montgomery
"History judges not by the swiftness of victory, but by the wisdom of its pursuit."Edmund Allenby
"History remembers not the armies, but the wisdom of those who led them."Edmund Allenby
"Nations are built on the bones of soldiers; remember this always."Edmund Allenby
"History is written by those who understand that force alone never determines the final outcome."Edmund Allenby
"To understand history is to recognize that empires rise and fall by the same principles across ages."Edmund Allenby
"Memory is not what happened, but what we choose to remember."John French
"History teaches us that fortune favors the bold."Alfred von Schlieffen
"The study of history is the study of human nature."Alfred von Schlieffen
"Memory is the bridge between what was and what shall be."Paul von Hindenburg
"The course of history is determined by those willing to act decisively."Paul von Hindenburg
"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat its mistakes."Paul von Hindenburg
"I believe that history judges us by the decisions we make in difficult times."Paul von Hindenburg
"The course of a nation is determined by decisions made in moments of crisis."Paul von Hindenburg
"History is the greatest teacher of military science."Erwin Rommel
"History teaches us that the most lasting changes emerge not from force, but from conviction."John French
"A nation that does not learn from history is condemned to repeat it."Helmuth von Moltke
"Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."William Tecumseh Sherman
"The real war will never get in the books."William Tecumseh Sherman
"History teaches what the present forgets."William Tecumseh Sherman
"What is history but a fable agreed upon?"Napoléon III
"History will judge us not by our ambitions, but by our integrity."Edmund Allenby
"History remembers not the battles won, but the peace that follows."Edmund Allenby
"In the Middle East, history is written in sand that shifts with every wind."Edmund Allenby
"History does not judge us for the enemies we defeat, but for the enemies we make."Edmund Allenby
"History shows that occupation by force is always temporary, but respect lasts generations."Edmund Allenby
"The study of history is not mere antiquarianism; it is the foundation of military wisdom."Alfred von Schlieffen
"A nation that ignores its history is condemned to repeat its mistakes."Alfred von Schlieffen
"History rewards those who understand its lessons and punishes those who repeat them."Alfred von Schlieffen