History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past. David Souter antidotecynicismhistory Change image and share on social
I came into my teens unaware that most Americans, blacks as well as whites, were ignorant of the main facts of Negro history. And so it was the facts of other histories that I found most intriguing. I fell into a U.S. history major by chance late in my second year at Fisk University. David Levering Lewis americanblackchance share on social
I felt in my bones that Alfred Kazin was right to suggest that 'the deepest side of being American is the sense of being like nothing before us in history' - a historical conceit that privileged biography as the narrative of the exceptionalist experience. David Levering Lewis alfredamericanbiography share on social
You can't just read the Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at personalities, at economics, and so on. Daniel Pipes economicshistorykoran Change image and share on social
The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags. James Buchan bagcommercecomplete share on social
I've often said that far more sensible than a 'make poverty history' campaign would be a 'make wealth history' campaign. It is, after all, the wealthy people who do all the damage. The less money you earn, the fewer resources you use up. Tom Hodgkinson campaigndamageearn share on social
If I didn't have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle. Dan Rather aislefronthistory Change image and share on social
I kind of have an interest in all history. And I suspect it comes from being Irish - we like stories, we like telling stories, which makes a lot of us lean towards being writers or actors or directors. Colm Meaney actordirectorhistory share on social
It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history. Colm Meaney historyinterestlot Change image and share on social
For me, adventures are a vehicle for travelling deep into the fabric of society, coming to know the environmental conditions that shape people's lives and viewing the present in the context of history. Tim Cope adventurecomecondition share on social