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History QuotesPage: 1 History quotes are a welcome addition to society. To have the ability to look back into time to see what happened gives us the opportunity to make better decisions for the future. It has been said many times that if we fail to learn from history we are distinguished to repeat the mistakes of the past. See the quote by George Santayana. This outstanding collection of history quotes serves an important purpose. They bring to the forefront quotes, comments, and saying from some distinguished people who have influenced society. There are famous historical quotes from Margaret Thatcher, Mohandas Gandhi, Neil Armstrong, and more. Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
What is history but a fable agreed upon?
This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.
History is a vast early warning system.
I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.
History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.
Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it.
I can see clearly now... that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.
In the long term, we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody.
You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job.
God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.
Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to order his view of the outside world.
Failure is impossible.
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world.
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world.
All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world and am free.
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with.
As long as there is history there is an opportunity to learn. It is also true that we can learn from these historical quotes. If you liked history quotes you may like Life Quotes Page 1 Page: 1 Home Inspirational-Motivational-Success-Quotes
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