When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. Eugene V. Debs greathistoryinvolve Change image and share on social
We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe. Elon Musk atmospherecarboncatastrophe Change image and share on social
The starting point for the new history, both in Europe and America, has been the record of births, marriages, and deaths, which most literate societies preserve in one form or another. In colonial America, surviving records of this kind - as of every other kind - are most abundant for New England. Edmund Morgan abundantamericabirth share on social
Cotton Mather is one of those classic figures of American history who can't be left out. One has to explain him or explain him away, redeem him or denounce him. Edmund Morgan americanclassiccotton Change image and share on social
Wont to unlearn from history, we aptly repeat even its most brazen mistakes. Eskinder Nega aptlybrazenhistory Change image and share on social
All the great crimes of history, lest we forget, have their genesis in the moral wilderness of their times. Eskinder Nega crimeforgetgenesis Change image and share on social
I went back to Dallas for a little while to finish my short film 'Rusty Forkblade.' It was not the instant success I thought it was going to be. There's a false narrative that if you make a short film right after senior year, you'll be plucked out to make a feature length film, and the rest is history. I didn't do that. Evan Daugherty backdallasfalse share on social
I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung. Earl Browder communisthistoryinfluence Change image and share on social
I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common. Ernest Thompson Seton commongeneralhistory Change image and share on social
The challenge - and much of the fun - of writing in an established future history lies in incorporating new knowledge while remaining true to what has gone before. Expanding and enriching, not contradicting. Edward M. Lerner challengecontradictenrich share on social