"History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick."

History, Time, Evolution, Man

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"History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick."

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"Take up the white man's burden - Send forth the best ye breed - Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need."

Rudyard Kipling, English Writer

History, Responsibility, Colonialism, Obligation

"History is hard to know, because of all the hired bullshit, but even without being sure of "history it seems entirely reasonable to think that every now and then the energy of a whole generation comes to a head in a long fine flash, for reasons that nobody really understands at the time-and which never explain, in retrospect, what actually happened."

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

History, Reflection, Understanding, Mystery

"Our culture, language, history, and values are vital to uniting us as a nation."

Bobby Jindal, American Politician

History, Values, Culture, Language

"History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there."

George Santayana, American Philosopher

History, People, Events, Lies

"Sir, allusion has been made, in an early stage of this debate, to the history of the excitement which once pervaded a considerable part of the country, in reference to the transportation of the mails on the Lord's day."

Caleb Cushing, American Diplomat

History, Country, Day, Debate

"The coast of British Columbia was one of the three chief centers of aboriginal America."

Ellsworth Huntington, American Educator

History, America

"Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

History, People, Idea

"Dr. Rex Curry, the professor and attorney from Florida, has debated and largely proven the unavoidable evidence that Hitler's National Socialism was significantly influenced by Bellamy's 'nationalistic' form of 'socialism.' Curry is famous for making the claim that Hitler adopted the 'stiff-arm salute' from Francis and Edward Bellamy."

A.E. Samaan, American Author

History, Ideology, Influence, Politics

"It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history."

Raymond Queneau, French Poet

History, Character, Fiction

"Captive Greece captured her rude conqueror."

Horace, Roman Poet

History, Power, Culture, Influence

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"As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do not lead the individual; rather, in the individual is vested the capacity to lead the masses."

Influence,

"If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace."

Peace, Hope, Being, First

"But just as haste and restlessness are typical of our present-day life, so change also takes place more rapidly than before. This applies to change in the relationships between nations as it does to change within an individual nation."

Change, Life, Haste, Nation

"Nothing is more misleading to the youth of a nation than to state the outcome immediately after the beginning as if nothing could have taken place in between."

Beginning, Misleading, Nation, Nothing

"I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and reality were not always kept apart in people's minds."

People, Germany, Judgment, Old

"History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick."

History, Time, Evolution, Man

"Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation."

Diplomacy, America, Cooperation, Europe, States

"Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered."

War, End, Germany, Historians

"The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally."

Man, Men, Mankind, Nation

"No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state."

Change, Determination, Balance, Class