History Quotes
Those who lived through the great moments reflect on what happened and why it still matters.
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"The records of the past were constantly being rewritten to match the present narrative"Winston Smith
"Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings."Scout Finch
"The past is to be kept behind us."Mustapha Mond
"The paperwork is an old-fashioned thing, a relic of the past."Winston Smith
"History will forget us because we never mattered to begin with."Chief Bromden
"It goes a long way back, I guess"Billy Pilgrim
"The Party controls all records, and we routinely alter them to match the current narrative."O'Brien
"You like Nixon? Benito? Hitler?"Mustapha Mond
"In the past you could only be quiescent in the epoch of stability"Mustapha Mond
"Wheels are always out of gear in a catastrophe."Mustapha Mond
"It is our duty to the past as well as to the future."Winston Smith
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz."Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz"Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz"Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz."Marlow
"History teaches us that evil must be confronted."Van Helsing
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz."Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz"Marlow
"The past enveloped the land in shadows"Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz"Marlow
"Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world"Marlow
"History repeats itself for those who ignore it."Van Helsing
"Going up that river was like traveling back to the earliest beginnings of the world."Marlow
"All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz."Marlow
"The past is always with us."Jonathan Harker
"None of you remember the old days before the rebellion"Squealer
"History isn't easy to overcome. Neither is shame."Rahim Khan
"The past shall not be forgotten"Jonathan Harker
"The past returns to haunt us"Jonathan Harker
"History repeats itself to those who ignore its lessons."Van Helsing