Top History Quotes
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
Lord Acton
No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.
Hannah Arendt
To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.
Daniel Libeskind
I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.
Michael Phelps
Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?
Prince Charles
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It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis.
Michael Apted 
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In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.
Harri Holkeri
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I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.
Gary Cherone
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Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.
John Lothrop Motley
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If you review the commercial history, you will discover anyone who controls oriental trade will get hold of global wealth.
James J. Hill
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I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.
John Thune
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You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.
Stephen Ambrose
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