I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations. Queen Elizabeth II on history
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. Herbert Hoover on history
Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States. James K. Polk on history
If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it. David Horowitz on history
The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down. A. Whitney Brown on history
Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm. Augustine Birrell on history
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. Jessamyn West on history
I wouldn't attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally. John Foster Dulles on history
The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace. Nikita Khrushchev on history
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have. Marge Piercy on history
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. Ted Koppel on history
The future has a way of arriving unannounced. George Will on history
History is a vision of God's creation on the move. Arnold J. Toynbee on history
September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world. Tom Ford on history
All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war they make it tour the world. Victor Cousin on history
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion. Barbara Tuchman on history
Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it. Evita Peron on history