History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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"Memory is the conscience of nations."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"In the end, history judges not our intentions but our actions."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Nations that ignore their history are condemned to suffer it anew."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"History is written by the victors, but truth belongs to all."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The greatest tragedy is a nation that forgets its conscience."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The past teaches; the present acts; the future judges."
Francisco Macías Nguema
"History will judge us by the choices we make in our darkest hours."
Foday Sankoh
"History remembers those who fought for the voiceless."
Foday Sankoh
"We must learn from history, or we are condemned to repeat it."
Foday Sankoh
"History is written by those brave enough to act on their convictions."
Foday Sankoh
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"We are made of all that we have been."
Charles G. Taylor
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"We must learn from history, but not be imprisoned by it."
Hastings Banda
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"We must honor our ancestors by building on the foundation they have laid."
Hastings Banda
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"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it."
Hastings Banda
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"History teaches us that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it."
Samuel Doe
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"A nation that forgets its past is a nation without a future."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
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"The lessons of history are written in the choices we make today."
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
"One must understand history to avoid repeating its darkest chapters."
Idi Amin
"I have often been misunderstood, but history will ultimately judge fairly."
Idi Amin
"Forgetting the past condemns one to repeat its errors infinitely."
Idi Amin
"The history written by victors is often the opposite of the truth."
Idi Amin
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"History is not merely the past; it is our teacher for the future."
Siaka Stevens
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"History repeats not because we are condemned to it, but because we refuse to learn."
Siaka Stevens
"History will judge us not by our intentions, but by our actions."
Foday Sankoh
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"Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat its mistakes."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"History written by victors often obscures the truth of suffering."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"History will judge us by our actions."
Yoweri Museveni
"The past cannot be changed, but it must be understood if we are to build a better future."
Foday Sankoh
"History is not a chain that binds us, but a teacher if we listen carefully."
Foday Sankoh
"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it."
Jerry Rawlings