Famous Quotes About history

In a country like France, so ancient, their history is full of outstanding people, so they carry a heavy weight on their back. Who could write in French after Proust or Flaubert?

World history is tragic.

The main essentials of a successful prime minister are sleep and a sense of history.

The more the history of the World War and what led up to it is studied, the more clearly those tragic years become revealed as a vast collapse of civilization.

Those nations have a very great responsibility at this juncture of the world's affairs, for by throwing their joint weight into the scales of history on the right side, they may tip the balance decisively in favour of peace.

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

Great woman belong to history and to self sacrifice.

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.

We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word?

And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.