Quotes about History

The narration of the facts is history; the narration of the facts with the meaning of the facts is doctrine. Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried--that is history. He loved me and gave Himself for me--that is doctrine. Such was the Christianity of the primitive Church.

The twentieth century may tell us that we have nothing to be complacent about in the recent history of humankind; but it also tells us that there is nothing inevitable about tyranny.

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.

When has religion ever been unifying? Religion has introduced many wars in this world, enough bloodshed and violence.

We've lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars.

Most books, after all, are ephemeral; their specifics, several years later, inspire about as much interest as daily battle reports from the Hundred Years' War.

My parents were gardeners themselves, and perforce they used environmental techniques because it was during the war, and you didn't have the new sorts of chemicals.

Warfare ... is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.

The French couldn't hate us any more unless we helped 'em out in another war.

My mind lets go a thousand things, Like dates of wars and deaths of kings

One war, such as that of our Revolution, is enough for one life.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.