History Quotes

"A nation that does not know its history is condemned to repeat it."

"Culture is the memory of a people, and without it, they are condemned to repeat their mistakes."

"To deny history is to be condemned to misunderstand the present."

"Study the past if you would define the future."

"If it is true that the nineteenth century was the century of the individual, it may be expected that this will be the century of the State."

"I was born in the night of time."

"Civilization requires slaves."

"A people that has undergone centuries of oppression will not forget in a generation."

"We must learn from history but not be enslaved by it."

"A nation that respects its past will have a glorious future."

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen."

"The walls of the colonial fortress will crumble before the judgment of history."

"To understand the present, one must study the past."

"History is made by those bold enough to seize the moment."

"History shows that there are no invincible armies."

"The bourgeoisie will be swept into the dustbin of history."

"History moves forward through conflict and struggle."

"The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."

"Make the past serve the present."

"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes with patterns we fail to recognize."

"The study of history is the study of how the powerful lie about their past."

"The real axis of history is being forged in the depths of the working class."

"History does not knock politely before it enters."

"History is written by those who understand its fundamental laws."

"The laws of motion of capital drive history toward proletarian revolution."

"The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history."

"The people are the true creators of history and culture."

"The masses make history, not great individuals."

"The masses make history without knowing they are making it"

"History judges only winners"