History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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