History must give the Poles the principal credit for bringing the Soviet bloc to its knees. Norman Davies More Quotes by Norman Davies More Quotes From Norman Davies [The Poles] will die for their country; but few will work for it. Norman Davies diescountry Most Poles are by temperament 'agin'. Norman Davies temperament The Terror-Famine of 1932-33 was a dual-purpose by product of collectivization, designed to suppress Ukrainian nationalism and the most important concentration of prosperous peasants at one throw. Norman Davies ukraineimportantpurpose The official ideology [of Poland] is Marxism-Leninism, which no one openly admits to believing. For Marx expressed the German view, and Lenin the Russian one, and the meeting of these particular minds has always spelled Polish ruin. Norman Davies viewsmindbelieve Serenity is the balance between good and bad, life and death, horrors and pleasures. Life is, as it were, defined by death. If there wasn't death of things, then there wouldn't be any life to celebrate. Norman Davies goodcelebratelifedeath Law and Justice are the most vindictive gang in Europe. Norman Davies ganglawjusticeeurope Any historian worth their salt should be aware of wars, conflicts, catastrophes. They happen. This is part of the panorama. Norman Davies worthhappenanysalt So long as classical education and classical prejudices prevailed, educated Englishmen inevitably saw ancient Britain as an alien land. Norman Davies alieneducatededucationlong The one certainly for anyone in the path of an avalanche is this: standing still is not an option. Norman Davies optionstillstandingpath People don't see very often their death coming... Look at the French Revolution: The king of France was thinking in the 1780s, 'We're doing rather better than my father in the 1770s.' Norman Davies kingfatherdeathpeople Only by painting the great panorama of history, can the great history-reading public be entertained or satisfied. Norman Davies greatpaintingsatisfiedhistory Winners of wars get a standing start in the post-war stakes of remembrance. Norman Davies winnersstartremembrancestanding I find myself sick to death, tired of arguing about details with people who don't know basic facts. Norman Davies myselftireddeathpeople I first heard of General Anders and his army more than 50 years ago. I admired him then, and I admire him still; and I feel a special bond with the men, women and children whom he rescued from hunger, disease, and official abuse. Theirs is a story of endurance and fortitude that gives one faith in the human spirit. Norman Davies womenfaithmenchildren In the years of the Red Terror that followed the Bolshevik Revolution, the voice of dissent was stifled by universal denunciations, house searches, and preventive arrests. Norman Davies redrevolutionvoicehouse Myth-making is absolutely necessary to create the simplified images that people live off. Norman Davies imageslivecreatepeople It's the historian's job not to ridicule the myths, but to show the difference between myth and reality. Norman Davies showdifferencejobreality I always needle a bit when people say I'm a champion of the Poles, because I've always had a very multinational view of Poland. Norman Davies people-sayviewchampionpeople The Russian myths of the Second World War are still intact. Norman Davies mythsstillwarworld The last years of fading communism provided an ideal environment for Poland's Catholic Church, which acted as an umbrella for dissenters of all sorts. Norman Davies environmentcommunismchurchyears
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