History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"History teaches us that human nature remains fundamentally constant across all ages and nations."David Hume
"History will judge us not by our words, but by our deeds."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The study of history teaches us that the passions of men have always been the same."Adam Smith
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."Thomas Hobbes
"Violence is the midwife of history."Thomas Hobbes
"History will judge us by our intentions."José de San Martín
"La historia juzga a los hombres por sus actos, no por sus palabras."Benito Juárez
"Un pueblo sin historia es un pueblo sin futuro."Benito Juárez
"History is a science that raises the character of a man."David Hume
"A people without knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"History will judge us not by what we conquered, but by what we liberated."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"La historia es maestra de la vida."José de San Martín
"La historia juzgará nuestras acciones presentes."José de San Martín
"To understand the present, we must understand the past."Thomas Hobbes
"History is the record of human passions and the consequences of ignorance."Baruch Spinoza
"In the midst of the misery and ruin which covered all Asia, the empire of the Caliphs was still great and formidable."Adam Smith
"History records that wherever there has been a monopoly, there has also been corruption and disorder."Adam Smith
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."David Hume
"History is written by the victors, but lived by everyone."Peter Kropotkin
"History repeats itself to those who refuse to learn from it."Peter Kropotkin
"History judges not the victor, but the one who acts with integrity."José de San Martín
"History will vindicate those who fight for justice, regardless of their era."José de San Martín
"I am Colombian by birth and an officer of the Spanish army by profession."Simón Bolívar
"Fortunately or unfortunately, the history of the world shows that we have always had examples of tyrants."Simón Bolívar
"I have seen empires rise and fall like the tide."Simón Bolívar
"The past teaches us, but it should not imprison us."Benito Juárez
"The pages of history are written by those who dare to act."Benito Juárez
"History will judge not by our words, but by the lives we improve and the chains we break."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"A nation that forgets the price of freedom is destined to pay it again."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Those who understand history are less likely to repeat its darkest chapters."Toussaint L'Ouverture