In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. Leo Tolstoy governmenthatchhistory Change image and share on social
I had a place to go to university; I was going to study history. I was in New York doing 'Arcadia,' and I suddenly thought, 'It feels a bit weird to go from a New York stage to Manchester University.' It didn't quite feel right. Bel Powley arcadiabitefeel share on social
If you look at the history of large financial institutions, most of them have succeeded because of a deep presence in their home market. Uday Kotak deepfinancialhistory Change image and share on social
Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood? Carl Jung bloodbookcontain Change image and share on social
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Haile Selassie actevilhistory share on social
And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history. David Icke closedemandfreedom share on social
English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew in the background. David Crystal backgroundcleandane share on social
The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax. Tom Osborne historymatterodd Change image and share on social
Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. Georg C. Lichtenberg agecalldark Change image and share on social
When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased. Ma Jian erasehistorymoral Change image and share on social
