History Quotes

The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.

History is the version of past events

that people have decided to agree upon.

History repeats itself,

first as tragedy,

second as farce.

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

Men make history,

and not the other way around.

In periods where there is no leadership,

society stands still.

History is written by those who think and reflect on it.

History will absolve me.

Journalism is what maintains democracy.

It’s the first rough draft of history.

If past history was all there was to the game,

the richest people would be librarians.

I’ve always been fascinated by history.

Never throughout history has a man

who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.

The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.