History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness.
History is the autobiography of a madman.
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know.
The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.
The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.
The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
The history of the world is the record of the weakness, frailty and death of public opinion.
Study history, study history. In history lie all the secrets of statecraft.
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.