History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

"History will judge us by what we have done."
Robert Mugabe
"The past teaches us lessons for the future."
Robert Mugabe
L
"History judges not the intentions, but the results of our actions."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
L
"To understand our present, we must first conquer our past."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
L
"We are all accountable to history for the choices we make today."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
L
"History will forgive the just, even if their contemporaries do not."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
F
"A nation that forgets its history is destined to repeat its mistakes."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
F
"The history of a people is written in their struggles and triumphs."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
L
"The past is not dead; it is not even past."
Léopold Sédar Senghor
A
"History teaches us that nations rise when they embrace their own identity and fall when they abandon it."
Abdel Gamal Nasser
A
"A nation that forgets its history is condemned to repeat its mistakes."
Abdel Gamal Nasser
A
"History judges us not by our intentions, but by our actions and their consequences."
Anwar Sadat
"We have our own history, ours is a proud history, and we will not give it away to anybody."
Robert Mugabe
"History shows that those who fight for freedom eventually prevail."
Robert Mugabe
"I am rewriting history itself—my history, my way."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"Nations are built on the backs of strong men, not on fragile institutions."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"My enemies call me a despot; history will call me a builder."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"My legacy will be the transformation of a nation through iron-fisted rule."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"Those who remember my rule will remember absolute authority."
Mobutu Sese Seko
"My legacy will outlast any constitution or democratic institution."
Mobutu Sese Seko
J
"We must learn from our history without being imprisoned by it."
Joseph Kabila
J
"Knowledge of history helps us avoid repeating its mistakes."
Joseph Kabila
L
"A people without a past is like a tree without roots."
Léopold Sédar Senghor
A
"History will judge us not by our words, but by the legacy we leave behind."
Abdel Gamal Nasser
L
"History will judge us not by the wars we fought, but by the peace we built."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
L
"A people who forget their history are condemned to repeat it."
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
"Our history is not one of submission but of resistance and dignity."
Robert Mugabe
"Our history teaches us lessons we must never forget."
Robert Mugabe
F
"The path to progress is paved with the sacrifices of those who came before us."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
F
"A nation that forgets its history is condemned to repeat its sorrows."
Félix Houphouët-Boigny