There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. Salman Rushdie difficultyexaminehistory Change image and share on social
Fidel is really a special case. He's a personality of history. Ricardo Alarcon casefidelhistory Change image and share on social
No nation has a single history, no people a single song. Jill Lepore historynationpeople Change image and share on social
I don't think enough journalists read enough - literature, history. You've got to keep reading all through your career. Pete Hamill careerhavehistory Change image and share on social
Blended-reality technology could play in a limited, walled-garden world, but history suggests that it won't really take off until it offers broad freedom of use. Jamais Cascio blendbroadfreedom Change image and share on social
I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music. Smokey Robinson balkconsiderevent Change image and share on social
From Jefferson to Jackson to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, every great president inspires enormous affection and enormous hostility. We'll all be much saner, I think, if we remember that history is full of surprises and things that seemed absolutely certain one day are often unimaginable the next. Jon Meacham absolutelyaffectionday share on social
Although his crusade in 1957 occurred at a time in our nation's history when race divided all, Reverend Graham refused to preach in segregated audiences. Jerry Moran audiencecrusadedivide Change image and share on social
If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind. Harri Holkeri backforceheritage Change image and share on social
If one tries to think about history, it seems to me - it's like looking at a range of mountains. And the first time you see them, they look one way. But then time changes, the pattern of light shifts. Maybe you've moved slightly, your perspective has changed. The mountains are the same, but they look very different. Robert Harris changehavehistory share on social