History

HistoryWhy bother?

Historyistheliecommonlyagreed

upon.(Voltaire)

Historyisonlyaconfusedheapoffacts.

(G.K.Chesterton)

Ifamancouldsaynothingagainstacharacterbutwhathecanprove,historycould

notbewritten.

(SamuelJohnson)

Thepastisuseless.Thatexplainswhyit

ispast.(WrightMorris)

Historyisanargumentwithoutend.

(PeterGeyl)

Whatexperienceandhistoryteachisthis‐thatpeopleand

governmentsneverhavelearnedanythingfromhistory,oractedonprinciplesdeducedfromit.

(G.W.F.Hegel)

Historyisapeople'smemory,andwithout

memorymanisdemotedtotheloweranimals.

(MalcolmX)

Historyisthewitnessthattestifiestothepassingoftime;itilluminatesreality,vitalizesmemory,providesguidanceindailylife,andbringsus

tidingsofantiquity.

(Cicero)

Thefunctionofthehistorianisneithertolovethepastnorto

emancipatehimselffromthepast,buttomasterandunderstanditasthekeytotheunderstandingofthe

present.

(E.H.Carr)

Thestudyofhistoryisthebestmedicineforasickmind;forinhistoryyouhavearecordoftheinfinitevarietyof

humanexperienceplainlysetoutforalltosee;andinthatrecordyoucanfindyourselfandyourcountryboth

examplesandwarnings;finethingstotakeasmodels,basethingsrottenthroughandthrough,toavoid.

(Livy)

Thosewhocannotrememberthepastarecondemnedtorepeatit.

(Santayana)

Anationwhichdoesnotknowwhatitwasyesterday,does

notknowwhatitistoday,norwhatitistryingtodo.

(WoodrowWilson)

Ifyoudonotlikethepast,

changeit.

(WilliamL.Burton)