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Quotes by Historian

"Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize."

"Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Knowledge, Reality

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"The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs."

"The crusades made great improvement in the condition of the serfs."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

42

"The Third World is not a reality but an ideology."

"The Third World is not a reality but an ideology."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Third, Ideology, Reality, World

42

"There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?"

"There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?"

Iris Chang, Chinese Historian

Society, America, Boston, Cities, Class

42

"There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed."

"There is nothing that is more often clothed in an attractive garb than a false creed."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

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"The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful."

"The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

People, World, Worship

42

"The corruption of people is to behave in an inhuman way."

"The corruption of people is to behave in an inhuman way."

Alan Bullock, British Historian

People, Corruption

42

"Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome."

"Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

Time, First, Rome, Slavery

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"There is nothing more attractive than confidence, once she sees her own beauty, everyone else will."

"There is nothing more attractive than confidence, once she sees her own beauty, everyone else will."

Habeeb Akande, British Historian

Confidence, Truth, Wisdom, Beauty

42

"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

42

"Great men's value increases with age."

"Great men's value increases with age."

Habeeb Akande, British Historian

Wisdom, Aging, Truth, Values, Observation

42

"We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children."

"We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children."

Howard Zinn, American Historian

Time, War, Children, Media

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"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."

"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."

Howard Zinn, American Historian

Government, War, People, Mind

42

"If we conceive all the changes in the physical world as reducible to the motion of atoms, motions generated by means of the fixed nuclear forces of those atoms, the whole of the world could thus be known by means of the natural sciences."

"If we conceive all the changes in the physical world as reducible to the motion of atoms, motions generated by means of the fixed nuclear forces of those atoms, the whole of the world could thus be known by means of the natural sciences."

Wilhelm Dilthey, German Historian

Science, Atoms, World

42

"A righteous wife is a respectful wife."

"A righteous wife is a respectful wife."

Habeeb Akande, British Historian

Marriage, Truth, Observation, Wisdom

42

"The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved."

"The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved."

C. Northcote Parkinson, British Historian

Time, Law, Will

42

"Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate."

"Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Inspirational, Hope, Dream, Hate, Resilience

42

"People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself."

"People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself."

Peter Gay, American Historian

People, Forget, Now, Reason

42

"A jacket commemorating the Germans as champions of the 1990 World Cup is out of date two weeks after the event has passed."

"A jacket commemorating the Germans as champions of the 1990 World Cup is out of date two weeks after the event has passed."

Thomas Harrison, American Historian

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"When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair."

"When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair."

David McCullough, American Historian

People, Army, Troops

42

"The accords were fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship."

"The accords were fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship."

George F. Kennan, American Historian

Politics, Dictatorship

42

"Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote."

"Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

Life, Nixon, Vote

42

"I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down."

"I'm very aware how many distractions the reader has in life today, how many good reasons there are to put the book down."

David McCullough, American Historian

42

"So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him."

"So the story of man runs in a dreary circle, because he is not yet master of the earth that holds him."

Will Durant, American Historian

Philosophy, Cycle, Mastery, Life, Truth

42

"It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine."

"It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used pencils, two for a nickel, and could not buy a fountain pen, when I lost mine."

Immanuel Velikovsky, Belarusian Historian

Enthusiasm, Devotion, Pen, Poverty

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"Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart."

"Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Love, Art, Observation, Truth

42

"She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts."

"She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts."

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

42

"A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you."

"A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Books, Bed, Computer, Contrast

42

"Your pain is a school unto itself"" and your joy a lovely temple."

"Your pain is a school unto itself"" and your joy a lovely temple."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Philosophy, Pain, Joy, Life, Spiritual

42

"Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell."

"Four men are missing; R., Sorel and two emigrants. They set out this morning after buffalo, and have not yet made their appearance; whether killed or lost, we cannot tell."

Francis Parkman, American Historian

Man, Men, Appearance

42

"There is also an epidemic of infertility in this country. There are more women who have put off child-bearing in favor of their professional lives. For them, the only way they are going to have a family is to adopt from China."

"There is also an epidemic of infertility in this country. There are more women who have put off child-bearing in favor of their professional lives. For them, the only way they are going to have a family is to adopt from China."

Iris Chang, Chinese Historian

Family, Women, Country

42

"Stop complaining and start living."

"Stop complaining and start living."

Habeeb Akande, British Historian

Initiative, Action, Living, Positivity, Change

42

"The trouble with the sacred Individual is that he has no significance, except as he can acquire it from others, from the social whole."

"The trouble with the sacred Individual is that he has no significance, except as he can acquire it from others, from the social whole."

Bernard Devoto, American Historian

42

"Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them."

"Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Court, Respect

42

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge."

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Knowledge, Discovery, Ignorance, Illusion

42

"The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything."

"The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Motivation, Possibility, Change, Awareness, Choice

42

"An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome."

"An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome."

William Manchester, American Historian

Dress, Lady, Wonder

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"Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime."

"Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes respectable in wartime."

Will Durant, American Historian

Virtue, Hatred, May, Vice

41

"We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them."

"We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Friendship, Favors, Friends

41

"The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution."

"The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Revolution, Reputation, Violence

41

"American is the first democratic nation-state."

"American is the first democratic nation-state."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

American, First, Nation

41

"In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success."

"In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

41

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

41

"The sciences which take socio-historical reality as their subject matter are seeking, more intensively than ever before, their systematic relations to one another and to their foundation."

"The sciences which take socio-historical reality as their subject matter are seeking, more intensively than ever before, their systematic relations to one another and to their foundation."

Wilhelm Dilthey, German Historian

41

"Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it."

"Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it."

Mary Ritter Beard, American Historian

Life, Energy, Expression, Hunger

41

"Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty."

"Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Fashion, Clothes, Modesty, Woman

41

"Play is a uniquely adaptive act, not subordinate to some other adaptive act, but with a special function of its own in human experience."

"Play is a uniquely adaptive act, not subordinate to some other adaptive act, but with a special function of its own in human experience."

Johan Huizinga, Dutch Historian

Experience, Act, Play

41

"It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured."

"It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Nature, Hate, Humannature

41

"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

"No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

41

"An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Design, Personality, Service

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