All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler artcriticismgood Change image and share on social
I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a dramatic historian, or one who does a dramatic interpretation of history. Oliver Stone dramaticdramatisthistorian Change image and share on social
The men and women who occupied the east coast of North America between 1607 and 1800 have been more closely scrutinized than any other collection of people in American history. Edmund Morgan americaamericanclosely Change image and share on social
History is full of examples of regimes that were oppressing at home and aggressive abroad, and I can't think of too many liberal democracies engaging in counterfeiting, drug running, missile proliferation, and just about any other illegal activity you can think of as North Korea does. Ed Royce abroadactivityaggressive share on social
Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials. Ethan Suplee americancommercialgreat Change image and share on social
We cannot leave history entirely to nonclinical observers and to professional historians. Erik Erikson historianhistoryleave Change image and share on social
That is a Medieval way of drawing history, in which they do not respect the law and want the rest of the world to respect the law. That's not possible. Emir Kusturica drawhistorylaw Change image and share on social
Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history. Elie Wiesel bringchristiandefend Change image and share on social
The 'Heirs of Alexandria' series mixes the Renaissance with magic and demons, based on a changed theological history. Eric Flint alexandriabasechange Change image and share on social
There was a long history of speculation that in quantum gravity, unlike Einstein's classical theory, it might be possible for the topology of spacetime to change. Edward Witten changeclassicaleinstein Change image and share on social