History Quotes

"History will judge us fairly."

"Wisdom comes from understanding the past."

"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible."

"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat its mistakes."

"We were not conquered by superior civilization but by superior firepower; let us not confuse the two."

"The future is a scientific calculation."

"History is written by those who win."

"The masses are the true heroes of history."

"Class struggle is the motor force of historical development."

"If you wish to understand me, you must know my country."

"Our ancestors did not wait for written laws; they relied on tradition and community."

"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat it."

"Men do not shape destiny. Destiny produces the man for the times."

"History teaches us that great changes come through struggle, not compromise."

"The constant struggle between classes creates the dynamic of history."

"Each step forward is a result of countless struggles."

"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

"History teaches that revolutions cannot be stopped by force alone."

"History is written by those who understand its forces of change."

"Colonialism and imperialism have delayed the development of Africa by centuries."

"A nation that forgets its history is doomed to repeat its mistakes."

"We are writing a new chapter in the history of mankind with African hands."

"Our ancestors fought for freedom; we must continue their struggle."

"We must learn from the mistakes of past revolutions."

"The Vietnamese people have endured centuries of foreign domination."

"Extensive knowledge and keen penetrating power are the two supreme qualities required in the study of imperial history."

"The revolution eats its own children when they forget the original vision."

"Wars of liberation have long since been studied as eventful chapters in the history of all peoples."

"History does not propose dilemmas, it imposes them."

"When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible."