When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased. Ma Jian erasehistorymoral Change image and share on social
History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it. Theodor Adorno historylanguageplace Change image and share on social
The history of the world is the world's court of justice. Friedrich Schiller courthistoryjustice Change image and share on social
I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life. Mike Mills historyideainanimate Change image and share on social
The news media is so quick to pick up tragic stories of imperiled children that it seems like there are more terrible events today than ever before - when in fact it's quite the opposite. It is, in all manners possible to calculate, the safest time in the history of civilization to be a kid. Gever Tulley calculatechildcivilization share on social
The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax. Tom Osborne historymatterodd Change image and share on social
I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.' Samuel L. Jackson anonymouslycharactercollege share on social
Who can doubt that between the English and the French, between the Scotch and the Irish, there are differences of character which have profoundly affected and still affect the course of history? Goldwin Smith affectcharacterdifference Change image and share on social
History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. Rosa Luxemburg historyproletariatrevolution Change image and share on social
The motivations of kings in British history can generally be reduced to two: the quest for territory and the search for a male heir. No king was secure on his throne until he had a son, and no queen consort was ever really safe without a boy. Kate Williams boybritishconsort share on social