~ History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. ~
~ History is the self-consciousness of humanity. ~
~ History is written by the victors. ~
~ History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. ~
~ 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. ~
~ The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity. ~
~ A generation which ignores history has no past and no future. ~
~ The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice-their choice ~
~ It would be almost unbelievable, if history did not record the tragic fact that men have gone to war and cut each other's throats because they could not agree as to what was to become of them after their throats were cut ~
~ History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. ~
~ History is Philosophy teaching by examples. ~
~ The history of the world is the world's court of justice. ~