History Quotes

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

18227 quotes

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"The history of marriage is one of both continuity and change."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"This is not the first time the nation has ratified laws on this subject with significant personal, moral, and spiritual significance."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"History will be kind to us, because we intend to write it ourselves."
Desmond Tutu
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"I am my own ancestor; I owe debts to those who fought before me."
Taslima Nasrin
"The arc of history bends toward justice, but only when we push it."
Peter Tatchell
"History teaches us that change is always possible when people unite."
Peter Tatchell
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"History teaches us that limiting rights based on immutable characteristics is unjust."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"The right to marriage has deep roots in our nation's culture and law."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"History will judge us by what we do now."
Larry Kramer
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"I stand on the shoulders of those who fought before me, and I hope I pave the way for those who come after."
Edith Windsor
"History shows that marginalized groups must fight for their own liberation."
Peter Tatchell
"We inherit both the victories and the unfinished struggles of our predecessors."
Peter Tatchell
"History repeats itself for those who fail to challenge injustice."
Peter Tatchell
"History teaches us that liberation is always possible."
Peter Tatchell
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"History will judge us by how we treated the most vulnerable among us."
Larry Kramer
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"We are making history with every action we take."
Larry Kramer
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"History repeats not because we fail to learn it, but because we choose not to."
Tim Gill
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"Every generation thinks it knows better; few ask if it knows differently."
Tim Gill
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"History is a record not of what happened, but of what people chose to remember."
Tim Gill
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"History will remember those who fight for justice"
Marsha P. Johnson
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"History is written by those who participate in it"
Marsha P. Johnson
"History shows us that social progress requires those willing to be unpopular."
Peter Tatchell
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"History will remember us because we demanded to be remembered."
Sylvia Rivera
"I think that history teaches us that change is possible."
Bayard Rustin
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"History demonstrates that those deemed unequal by law eventually claim their rightful place."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"History teaches us that change is possible when we organize for it."
Tim Gill
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"History repeats itself only for those who ignore its lessons."
Tim Gill
"History shows that rights are never freely given; they must be fought for and won."
Peter Tatchell
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"History will judge us by how we treated the most vulnerable among us."
Larry Kramer
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"We must refuse to be erased from history and memory."
Larry Kramer