History is the great dust-heap... a pageant and not a philosophy. Augustine Birrell dustgreatheap Change image and share on social
We needed 40 years to overcome East Germany. Sometimes in history, one has to be prepared for the long haul and not ask after four months if it still makes sense to keep up our demands. Angela Merkel demandeastgermany Change image and share on social
The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations. Anthony Albanese bigconsiderationdistinguish Change image and share on social
As a child growing up in World War II, I was very moved and stirred by what was going on, but I distanced myself from history. I regarded history as just one more subject. Ann Rinaldi childdistancegrow Change image and share on social
All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds. Richard Brautigan cloudhistorymine Change image and share on social
I have a unique history. There's no way to ever separate what your life would have been like if you had taken a different path. You have to embrace what is yours, and if you don't like it, you have to decide to change it. Eve Plumb changedecideembrace share on social
History never repeats itself in the same way. Ehud Barak historyrepeat Change image and share on social
History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals. Malcolm X animaldemotehistory Change image and share on social
'Memory.' 'Race.' 'Murder.' That's what they say about me. I am an elegiac poet. I have some historical questions, and I'm grappling with ways to make sense of history; why it still haunts us in our most intimate relationships with each other, but also in our political decisions. Natasha Trethewey decisionelegiacgrapple share on social
Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world. Mark McKinnon democracyexperimenthistory Change image and share on social
