Home » History History 25 Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. Arthur Schopenhauer History, Hands, Hand Add to Collection 26 All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages of social development. Friedrich Engels History, Development, Class Add to Collection 27 Just as Darwin discovered the law of development of organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of development of human history: the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of ideology, that mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, art, religion, etc. Friedrich Engels Nature, Art, History Add to Collection 28 Whatever can be noted historically can be found within history. Martin Heidegger History, Within, Found Add to Collection 29 But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history. Martin Heidegger History, Within, Statement Add to Collection 30 History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it. Theodor Adorno History, Language, Touch Add to Collection 31 The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel History, Freedom, Progress Add to Collection 32 Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel History, Principles, Never Add to Collection 33 World history is a court of judgment. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel History, World, Judgment Add to Collection 34 It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends. Karl Marx History, Man, Achieving Add to Collection 35 The writer may very well serve a movement of history as its mouthpiece, but he cannot of course create it. Karl Marx History, Movement, Create Add to Collection 36 History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this. Karl Marx History, Man, Fight Add to Collection 37 The history of all previous societies has been the history of class struggles. Karl Marx History, Class, Struggles Add to Collection 38 Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included. Karl Marx History, Progress, Great Add to Collection 39 Revolutions are the locomotives of history. Karl Marx History, Revolutions Add to Collection 40 History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Karl Marx History, Tragedy, First Add to Collection 41 The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Mark Twain History, Prejudice, Ink Add to Collection 42 If the people of Utah shall peacefully form a State Constitution tolerating polygamy, will the Democracy admit them into the Union? Abraham Lincoln History, Government, Liberty Add to Collection 43 If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions not wholly unworthy of its Almighty Architect, it is when I contemplate the cause of my country, deserted by all the world beside, and I standing up boldly and lone and hurling defiance at her victorious oppressors. Abraham Lincoln History, Past, Quiet Add to Collection 44 Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. Abraham Lincoln Nature, History, Man Add to Collection 45 It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them. Abraham Lincoln History, Light, Honor Add to Collection 46 With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds. Abraham Lincoln Work, History, God Add to Collection 47 For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself. Winston Churchill History, Myself, Past Add to Collection 48 Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. Winston Churchill History, Study, Secrets Add to Collection « first ‹ previous 1 2 3 next › last »
