And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Lord Acton concentrationcontrolfrequently Change image and share on social
I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has a much murkier, much more complex view of its history. It's just full of all these open wounds we don't really know what to do with. Nick Cave americaaustraliacomplex share on social
It's possible to be satisfied with a day's work or a cake, but a life... what is a life but a history of events badly remembered? Kevin McCloud badlycakeday Change image and share on social
I read daft history books. Sometimes the books I read are a bit crackers or strange. Mark E. Smith bitebookcracker Change image and share on social
Historically, Macbeth is one of the greatest kings Scotland ever had. He was on the throne for 19 years, and he simply has this dreadful reputation because Shakespeare manipulated history for the benefit of James I, who was paying him to write the play to blacken Macbeth's name. David Hewson benefitblackendreadful share on social
Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly. Cecil Beaton badlycoverfashion Change image and share on social
Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer. George William Curtis conquercrisisdie Change image and share on social
History shows that pay-TV subscribers flee in droves to alternative providers when there is even a rare service disruption - demonstrating a quantifiable value for 'must-have' broadcast programming. Gordon Smith alternativebroadcastdemonstrate Change image and share on social
The injustices endured by black Americans at the hands of their own government have no parallel in our history, not only during the period of slavery but also in the Jim Crow era that followed. Jim Webb americanblackcrow Change image and share on social
Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history. Todd Gitlin biographyhistoryinsist Change image and share on social