History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. Thomas Carlyle
Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. Honore de Balzac
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. Abdul Kalam
The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he cannot of course create it. Karl Marx
History has taught us over and over again that freedom is not free. When push comes to shove, the ultimate protectors of freedom and liberty are the brave men and women in our armed forces. Throughout our history, they've answered the call in bravery and sacrifice. Tim Pawlenty
A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!' William F. Buckley, Jr.
Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy. Walt Whitman
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. Benjamin Disraeli
Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead
People who make history know nothing about history. You can see that in the sort of history they make. Gilbert K. Chesterton
One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history. Albert Schweitzer
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition. Milton Friedman
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Lord Acton
Things have never been more like the way they are today in history. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. Benjamin Disraeli
If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling
You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. George Eliot
Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created the greatest nation for people in the history of humanity. Now Obama is dismantling it, because he has no appreciation for our greatness. In fact, he resents it. He blames this country for whatever evils he sees around the world. Rush Limbaugh
The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. Dave Barry