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Quotes by Historian

"We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths."

"We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths."

Iris Chang, Chinese Historian

People, Mind, Numbers, Victims

13

"The left sees nothing but bigotry and superstition in the popular defense of the family or in popular attitudes regarding abortion, crime, busing, and the school curriculum."

"The left sees nothing but bigotry and superstition in the popular defense of the family or in popular attitudes regarding abortion, crime, busing, and the school curriculum."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Family, Abortion, Bigotry, Crime

13

"This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice."

"This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice."

Victor Davis Hanson, American Historian

Sacrifice, Hope, Victory, Enemies

13

"Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express."

"Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

Art, Expression

13

"A huge change has taken place in my lifetime."

"A huge change has taken place in my lifetime."

Michael King, New Zealander Historian

Change, Newzealander

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"He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers."

"He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers."

Henry B. Adams, American Historian

13

"Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought."

"Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought."

Lord Acton, British Historian

Power, Liberty, Right

13

"There are three terrible ages of childhood - 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and 20 to 30."

"There are three terrible ages of childhood - 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and 20 to 30."

Cleveland Amory, American Historian

Family, Childhood

13

"Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be."

"Such night in England ne'er had been, nor ne'er again shall be."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

History, England, Night

13

"If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should develop and carry out a program of his own."

"If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should develop and carry out a program of his own."

Carter G. Woodson, American Historian

13

"In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train."

"In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train."

Bruce Catton, American Historian

Age, Time, Difference, Night

13

"Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there."

"Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

Eisenhower, Eyes

13

"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."

"All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."

Charles A. Beard, American Historian

History, Power, God, Gods

13

"Personal disintegration remains always an imminent danger."

"Personal disintegration remains always an imminent danger."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

13

"The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind."

"The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind."

Mary Ritter Beard, American Historian

Man, Men, Mind, Myths, Woman

13

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."

"May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof."

David McCullough, American Historian

13

"If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh."

"If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh."

Lord Acton, British Historian

13

"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."

"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds."

Will Durant, American Historian

People, Trouble, Wishes

13

"It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors."

"It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

Self-Improvement, Errors, Past

13

"When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near."

"When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near."

Will Durant, American Historian

Philosophy, Dictatorship, Liberty

13

"By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed."

"By union the smallest states thrive. By discord the greatest are destroyed."

Sallust, Roman Historian

13

"Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism."

"Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism."

Barbara Tuchman, American Historian

Power, Diplomacy, Fascism, Influence

13

"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect."

"Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect."

George Bancroft, American Historian

People, Authority, Rights, Respect

13

"Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work."

"Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work."

John Thorn, American Historian

13

"Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts."

"Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts."

Henry B. Adams, American Historian

Education, Facts, Ignorance, Nothing

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"The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward."

"The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward."

Francis Parkman, American Historian

13

"When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers."

"When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

13

"Most film directors do not come up with their own subjects or write their own screenplays."

"Most film directors do not come up with their own subjects or write their own screenplays."

Thomas Harrison, American Historian

13

"In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away."

"In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

13

"Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness."

"Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

History, Greatness, Beginnings, Now, Rome

13

"Choose an author as you choose a friend."

"Choose an author as you choose a friend."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

Friendship, Friend

13

"Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now."

"Of the twenty-two civilizations that have appeared in history, nineteen of them collapsed when they reached the moral state the United States is in now."

Arnold J. Toynbee, British Historian

History, Now, State, States

13

"Books are humanity in print."

"Books are humanity in print."

Barbara Tuchman, American Historian

Books, Humanity

13

"It is needless to say how great has been the influence of the doctrine of Evolution, or rather perhaps of the method of investigation to which it has given birth, upon the study of history, especially the history of institutions."

"It is needless to say how great has been the influence of the doctrine of Evolution, or rather perhaps of the method of investigation to which it has given birth, upon the study of history, especially the history of institutions."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

History, Doctrine, Evolution, Influence

13

"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."

"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Man, Men, Thought, Ambition, Tongue

13

"It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country."

"It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country."

Will Durant, American Historian

Time, People, Country, Fool

13

"The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender."

"The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender."

Philip Guedalla, English Historian

13

"My next book is also set in the eighteenth century. It's about the Revolution, with the focus on the year 1776. It's about Washington and the army and the war. It's the nadir, the low point of the United States of America."

"My next book is also set in the eighteenth century. It's about the Revolution, with the focus on the year 1776. It's about Washington and the army and the war. It's the nadir, the low point of the United States of America."

David McCullough, American Historian

War, America, Army, Focus

13

"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper."

"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

Life, Poetry, Thought, London

13

"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending."

"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending."

Richard M. Hunt, American Historian

Money, Clients, First

13

"The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event."

"The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

13

"Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training."

"Genius is the capacity for productive reaction against one's training."

Bernard Berenson, American Historian

Genius, Training

13

"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment."

"Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average or to surrender to the chill of your spiritual environment."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

Heart, Environment, Feet, Spiritual

13

"Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn."

"Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn."

Will Durant, American Historian

13

"There are the manufacturing multitudes of England; they must have work, and find markets for their work; if machines and the Black Country are ugly, famine would be uglier still."

"There are the manufacturing multitudes of England; they must have work, and find markets for their work; if machines and the Black Country are ugly, famine would be uglier still."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

Work, Country, Englfamine, Machines

13

"A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute."

"A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

13

"The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards."

"The repudiation of the primacy of understanding means the repudiation of the norms of judgment as well, and hence the abandonment of all ethical standards."

Johan Huizinga, Dutch Historian

Judgment, Understanding

13

"Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement."

"Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

13

"Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs."

"Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

13

"The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land."

"The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent like whales that have taken to the land."

Arnold J. Toynbee, British Historian

Lie, Cities, Land

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