History Quotes

"Revolution succeeds when it convinces populations that a new enemy definition is necessary."

"Historical consciousness reveals that all political forms are temporary arrangements."

"To understand a man, you must understand his times."

"The purpose of history is to understand how we got where we are."

"Tradition is not the worship of ashes but the preservation of fire."

"History is the record of human freedom and its limitations."

"Historical injustices create ongoing obligations to remedy unfair distributions."

"The history of the world is not the soil of happiness"

"Understanding the present requires understanding the past"

"History is the development of freedom"

"The future belongs to those who understand the past"

"History teaches us lessons for the future."

"All the conflicts of history have sprung from barbarism."

"History is a vast early warning system"

"Without history, we are adrift without an anchor."

"The ancient games of Greece were chiefly athletic exercises."

"The great mercantile republic of Venice is probably the most distinguished instance in history."

"All the talents and virtues of the ancients and moderns are comprehended in it."

"History is not the soil of happiness. The periods of happiness are blank pages in history."

"The dialectic is the engine of all historical progress and development."

"History is the story of freedom becoming conscious of itself."

"History is philosophy teaching by example."

"A nation that forgets its struggles will repeat them."

"History is the judge of all action."

"History is a witness that rises above the reach of oblivion."

"History teaches us that we learn nothing from history."

"La historia juzgará nuestros actos con más precisión que nosotros mismos."

"Los pueblos que no aprenden de su historia están condenados a sufrirla de nuevo."

"Our judgments concerning historical events should be guided by experience and observation."

"If we would understand the growth of societies, we must understand the nature of commerce and exchange."