Quotes by History The doctrine of the absolute uniqueness of events in history seems nonsense. Crane Brinton doctrine events history History ... isn't simply what has happened. It's a judgment on what has happened. Cynthia Ozick judgment happened history Everything is a dangerous drug except reality which is unendurable. Cyril Connolly drug history reality The East is marvellously interesting for tracing our steps back. But for going forward, it is nothing. All it can hope for is to be fertilised by Europe, so that it can start on a new phase. D. H. Lawrence europe history interesting The history of our era is the nauseating and repulsive history of the crucifixion of the procreative body for the glorification ofthe spirit. D. H. Lawrence eras body history The Victorians pioneered numbers of commercial rackets about which their descendants complain (the manufacturers of Bovril, it appears, were virtually official sponsors of the Boer War). D. J. Taylor numbers war history It's a very good historical book about history. Dan Quayle historical book history The Dutch must be understood as they really are, the Middle Persons in Trade, the Factors and Brokers of Europe... they buy to sell again, take in to send out again, and the greatest Part of their vast Commerce consists in being supply'd from All Parts of the World, that they may supply All th World Again. Daniel Defoe europe history world History had been man's effort to accomodate himself to what he could not do. Amereican history in the 20th century would, more than ever before, test man's ability to accomodate himself to all the new things he could do. Daniel J. Boorstin effort men history Although the Irish language is connected with the many recollections that twine around the hearts of Irishmen, yet the superior utility of the English tongue, as the medium of all modern communication, is so great that I can witness without a sigh the gradual decline of the Irish language. Daniel O'Connell communication heart history If my people are wiped out you must destroy all photographs of us, because future generations will look at our photographs and be too ashamed at such a crime against humanity. Davi Kopenawa Yanomami humanity history people The well of public opinion has been well and truly poisoned by the Iraq episode. David Cameron iraq spring history The older I get the more I'm convinced that it's the purpose of politicians and journalists to say the world is very simple, whereas it's the purpose of historians to say, 'No! It's very complicated.' David Cannadine simple jobs history A Peace to End All Peace. David Fromkin ends history And that is how we intend to destroy the enemy!" The superior shakes his head wearily. "Young man, the Soviets are our adversary. The Navy is the enemy. David Frum historical men history World War II proved a hypothesis that Alexis de Tocqueville advanced a century before: the war-fighting potential of a democracy is at its greatest when war is most intense; at its weakest when war is most limited. This is a lesson with enduring relevance to our own times - and our own wars. David Frum fighting war history More Irishmen died fighting for Britain in World War I than died fighting against her in all of Ireland's bids for independence combined. David Frum fighting war history The monster has escaped Elba!" "The tyrant has landed at Cannes!" "Bonaparte meets the troops." "Napoleon approaches Paris." "His Imperial Majesty has entered the capital. David Frum tyrants paris history One can shape history as much through the facts one omits as through the facts one includes. David Frum shapes history facts Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular. Its chief use is only to discover the constant and universal principles of human nature. David Hume principles use history «910111213141516171819»