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Quotes by Historian

"The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages."

"The ego is willing but the machine cannot go on. It's the last thing a man will admit, that his mind ages."

Will Durant, American Historian

Ego, Machine, Man, Mind

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"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."

"Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Friendship, Money, Honesty, Deeds, Friends

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"Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life."

"Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Life, People, Culture, Entertainment

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"I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it?"

"I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it?"

David Herbert Donald, American Historian

Politics, Gay, Heroes

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"We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched."

"We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Wealth, Adversity

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"Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude."

"Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Gratitude, Ambition, Blood

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"Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity."

"Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

Emotional, Feelings, Fanaticism, Humanity

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"To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy."

"To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy."

Will Durant, American Historian

Art, Diplomacy, Nothing

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"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

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"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen."

"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Fear, Being, Boldness, Risk

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"When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing."

"When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Woman, Chastity, Nothing, Will

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"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader."

"Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

Leadership, Leader, Judgment, Reason

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"Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law."

"Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law."

Will Durant, American Historian

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"Our work is the presentation of our capabilities."

"Our work is the presentation of our capabilities."

Edward Gibbon, English Historian

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"Wealth brings strength, strength confidence."

"Wealth brings strength, strength confidence."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

Strength, Wealth, Confidence

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"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

Events, May, Reform, Voice

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"My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life."

"My father felt that his world of ideas was too liberal for traditional rabbinical teachings, and he looked for a chance to find a way in life."

Immanuel Velikovsky, Belarusian Historian

Life, Father, Ideas, Chance

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"Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think."

"Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

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"Necessity makes even the timid brave."

"Necessity makes even the timid brave."

Sallust, Roman Historian

Courage, Necessity

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"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves."

"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves."

Arrian, Greek Historian

Man, Men, War, Danger, Enemies

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"Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves."

"Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves."

Albert Bushnell Hart, American Historian

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"For me archaeology is not a source of illustrations for written texts, but an independent source of historical information, with no less value and importance, sometimes more importance, that the written sources."

"For me archaeology is not a source of illustrations for written texts, but an independent source of historical information, with no less value and importance, sometimes more importance, that the written sources."

Michael I. Rostovtzeff, Russian Historian

Importance, Information, Value

18

"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."

"To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship."

Sallust, Roman Historian

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"Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites."

"Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites."

Lord Acton, British Historian

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"If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves."

"If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves."

Howard Zinn, American Historian

Society, Power, Ideas, Control

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"Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?"

"Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?"

Arthur Helps, British Historian

Boredom, Dying, Sense

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"All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome."

"All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

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"A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold."

"A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

Power, Force, Gold

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"The sea hath fish for every man."

"The sea hath fish for every man."

William Camden, English Historian

Openness, Fish, Man, Sea

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"That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain."

"That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

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"There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence."

"There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence."

Peter Gay, American Historian

Accomplishment, Aggression, Example, Existence

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"But history is neither watchmaking nor cabinet construction. It is an endeavor toward better understanding."

"But history is neither watchmaking nor cabinet construction. It is an endeavor toward better understanding."

Marc Bloch, French Historian

History, Understanding

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"My earliest memory is dreamlike: in a small orchard or garden I am carried on the arm, I believe, of my father; there was a group of grown-ups, my mother among them, and the group was slowly walking in the orchard, it seems toward the house."

"My earliest memory is dreamlike: in a small orchard or garden I am carried on the arm, I believe, of my father; there was a group of grown-ups, my mother among them, and the group was slowly walking in the orchard, it seems toward the house."

Immanuel Velikovsky, Belarusian Historian

Family, Mother, Father, Garden, Memory

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"The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers."

"The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers."

Lord Acton, British Historian

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"Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order."

"Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order."

Arthur Helps, British Historian

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"I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income."

"I am not against hasty marriages, where a mutual flame is fanned by an adequate income."

Will Durant, American Historian

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"Expenditures rise to meet income."

"Expenditures rise to meet income."

C. Northcote Parkinson, British Historian

18

"Soft men tend to be born from soft countries."

"Soft men tend to be born from soft countries."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Countries

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"Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic."

"Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic."

Henry B. Adams, American Historian

Power, Effect, Poison

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"Our sense of worth, of well-being, even our sanity depends upon our remembering. But, alas, our sense of worth, our well-being, our sanity also depend upon our forgetting."

"Our sense of worth, of well-being, even our sanity depends upon our remembering. But, alas, our sense of worth, our well-being, our sanity also depend upon our forgetting."

Joyce Appleby, American Historian

Sanity, Sense, Worth

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"The individual always realizes only one of the possibilities in its development, which could always have taken a different turning whenever it has to make an important decision."

"The individual always realizes only one of the possibilities in its development, which could always have taken a different turning whenever it has to make an important decision."

Wilhelm Dilthey, German Historian

Development, Decision, Possibilities

18

"Burglars know there's more than one way to skin a vault."

"Burglars know there's more than one way to skin a vault."

James Chiles, American Historian

18

"The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron."

"The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

Time, First, Force

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"Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values."

"Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values."

Christopher Lasch, American Historian

Values, Destruction

18

"Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it."

"Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it."

Eric Hobsbawm, British Historian

People, Historians, Nation, Nations

18

"For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career."

"For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

Career, Nations, Now, Rome

18

"The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident."

"The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident."

Francesco Guicciardini, Italian Historian

Action, Actions

18

"Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you."

"Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you."

Aberjhani, American Historian

Wisdom, Reflection, Truth, Soul, Awareness

18

"The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us."

"The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us."

Michel Foucault, French Historian

Love, Power, Behavior, Causes

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"With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people."

"With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people."

John Lothrop Motley, American Historian

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