Top 465 History Quotes

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder.

From William of Orange to William Pitt the younger there was but one man without whom English history must have taken a different turn, and that was William Pitt the elder.

Albert Bushnell Hart

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.

Gary Cherone

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

Rick Wagoner

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Jefferson Davis

One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be. Very few things just happen. They grow out of history, and they grow out of the present, and the more we can get a sense of how our actions lead into other actions in the future, hopefully we'll learn to make better decisions.

Deborah Ellis

Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. There's been an extraordinary advance.

Gender consciousness has become involved in almost every intellectual field: history, literature, science, anthropology. There's been an extraordinary advance.

Clifford Geertz

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.

India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.

Anita Desai

English history turned on Henry VIII and his desires, his whims almost. And it was down to Cromwell to make those desires happen. He was the guy that fixed it. He was also the guy that eased Henry's conscience. Because Henry VIII had an enormous, tender conscience and great theological knowledge.

Ben Miles

What I'm passionate about is History, and politics interest me only insofar as it is the cross-section of History in the present.

What I'm passionate about is History, and politics interest me only insofar as it is the cross-section of History in the present.

Chris Marker

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