History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. Ronald Reagan aggressionbegincheap Change image and share on social
We have two boys, and one of our kids is much more interested in history and stories, so if you want him to do some calculations about lenses, you would start talking to him about Galileo... Then he would be into the lenses, but if you just start talking to him about lenses, he might not stay with you. Megan Smith boycalculationgalileo share on social
A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only - that by his act he will change the course of history. Yitzhak Shamir actchangehistory Change image and share on social
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Erica Jong exploitgrouphistory Change image and share on social
If you look at the history of how information flows, there was a time that newspapers were kind of in the place that Google and Facebook are now - how do we get more people to buy a copy? Then there was a shift in the early 20th century. They needed to do better, and readers and consumers demanded that of them. Eli Pariser 20thbuycentury share on social
While history never repeats itself, political patterns do. Eric Alterman historypatternpolitical Change image and share on social
Pearl Harbor? Michael Bay doing a movie about the single most devastating, most holy day in United States military history? Why, that's like the Three Stooges doing a Holocaust movie. Or Barney doing 'Hamlet'. Jeanne Marie Laskas barneybayday share on social
Feminists are in an untenable position, defending something they no longer believe in, and which history will force them to recognize was destructive of most of the central pillars of civilization. I'm just the first one to point it out publicly. Dave Sim centralcivilizationdefend share on social
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government. John Sharp Williams badconvincegovernment Change image and share on social
History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities. Graydon Carter epichistorymiss Change image and share on social