Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts. Edward R. Murrow on history
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. Louis D. Brandeis on history
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Adams on history
A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland on history
It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself. Gertrude Stein on history
We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world. Tony Blair on history
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. Konrad Adenauer on history
World War II was the last government program that really worked. George Will on history
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon on history
Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. Sandra Day O'Connor on history
Russians can give you arms but only the United States can give you a solution. Anwar Sadat on history
There are no extraordinary men... just extraordinary circumstances that ordinary men are forced to deal with. William Halsey on history
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. Louis D. Brandeis on history
It's a very good historical book about history. Dan Quayle on history
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically. Mao Zedong on history
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee. Tacitus on history
When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. Evita Peron on history
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French. Charles de Gaulle on history
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Wendell Berry on history
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party. Herbert Hoover on history