History Quotes

The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.

The real 1960s began on the afternoon of November 22, 1963. It came to seem that Kennedy's murder opened some malign trap door in American culture, and the wild bats flapped out.

In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.

I wouldn't attach too much importance to these student riots. I remember when I was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, I used to go out and riot occasionally.

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.

Generally speaking, historically in this country, the care of a child has been thought of as female business.

A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s.

That great dust-heap called 'history'.

Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it.

The idea that women were oppressed throughout history is an appalling theory.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.

Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.

We're running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere... can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

History will decide if I'm a villain or a hero.

I don't fight for the money. I fight for my legacy. I fight for history. I fight for my people.