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William Pitt | History Quotes
It is a considerable fact in the history of the world, that he was for four years King of England.
Franz Kafka
The history of mankind is the instant between two strides taken by a traveler.
Jose Rizal
Each one writes history according to his convenience.




George William Curtis
While we read history we make history.
Simon Bolivar
I’ve been plowing in the sea. Jesus Christ, Don Quixote and I — the three great mavericks of history.
Thomas Jefferson | History Quotes
History has informed us that bodies of men, as well as individuals, are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny.
Elie Wiesel
In Jewish history there are no coincidences.
Shashi Tharoor
The British are the only people in history crass enough to have made revolutionaries out of Americans.
Pieter Willem Botha
Our history is responsible for the differences in the South African way of life.
Nayef Al-Rodan
Dignity is central to the sustainability of history.
Vladimir Lenin | History Quotes
History is moving in zig-zags and by roundabout ways.




Hermann Goring
We will go down in history either as the world's greatest statesmen or its worst villains.
Stephen Covey
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Robert Aumann
War has been with us ever since the dawn of civilization. Nothing has been more constant in history than war.
John Acton (Lord Acton)
Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
Simon Bolivar | History Quotes
We have sewn the sea — Jesus Christ, Don Quixote and me: the three great fools of history...
T. B. Joshua
Each day has its own destiny. Yesterday is history, today is opportunity while tomorrow is mystery.
E. O. Wilson
In early history phobias might have provided the extra margin needed to insure survival...
Van Morrison
Van Morrison remains a singer who can be compared to no other in the history of modern popular music.
Aldo Leopold
The oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it.


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