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Great Historical Quotes

One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia Picture Quote #1

Post World War II America draws a great deal of interest, but the students also seem to know quite a bit about American exceptionalism and its historical roots Picture Quote #1

A people’s literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can Picture Quote #1

The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there’s everywhere to go to enrich it Picture Quote #1

Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent Picture Quote #1

As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account Picture Quote #1

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The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose Picture Quote #1

The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes Picture Quote #1

What does anyone really know about the impetus to go to war? And so much is uncovered in hindsight. And there are aspects of even past wars that are only coming out now. Historians discover letters here, notes there, and look very carefully at different aspects of not only any conflict but any great historical event Picture Quote #1

It’s so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It’s not for lack of trying Picture Quote #1

Tattooing is historical, cultural and a great form of art but it should always be safe for both the client and the tattoo practitioner Picture Quote #1

We encounter great souls, who lived in historical times, in ancient books Picture Quote #1

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Quite apart from any conscious program, the great cultural historians have always been historical morphologists: seekers after theforms of life, thought, custom, knowledge, art Picture Quote #1

One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the alter of the great historical ideas - justice or progress or happiness of future generations... or emancipation of a nation or race or class... this is the belief that somewhere... there is a final solution Picture Quote #1

It’s a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing Picture Quote #1

Things are only mannequins and even the great world-historical events are only costumes beneath which they exchange glances with nothingness Picture Quote #1

Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce Picture Quote #1

Yes, socialists should defend their country in great historical crises Picture Quote #1

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Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces Picture Quote #1

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing Picture Quote #1

We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice Picture Quote #1

In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people Picture Quote #1

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events Picture Quote #1

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind Picture Quote #1

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He believed that liberalism had saved the intellect at the cost of the repudiating the great historical phenomenon of religion Picture Quote #1

The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right Picture Quote #1

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One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia (Great Historical Quotes) Post World War II America draws a great deal of interest, but the students also seem to know quite a bit about American exceptionalism and its historical roots. (Great Historical Quotes) A people’s literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can. (Great Historical Quotes) The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there’s everywhere to go to enrich it. (Great Historical Quotes) Great abilities are not requisite for an Historian; for in historical composition, all the greatest powers of the human mind are quiescent. (Great Historical Quotes) As much as I care about historical context - I’m very eager to read a really great historical account. (Great Historical Quotes) The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose. (Great Historical Quotes) The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes. (Great Historical Quotes) What does anyone really know about the impetus to go to war? And so much is uncovered in hindsight. And there are aspects of even past wars that are only coming out now. Historians discover letters here, notes there, and look very carefully at different aspects of not only any conflict but any great historical event. (Great Historical Quotes) It’s so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It’s not for lack of trying. (Great Historical Quotes) Tattooing is historical, cultural and a great form of art but it should always be safe for both the client and the tattoo practitioner. (Great Historical Quotes) We encounter great souls, who lived in historical times, in ancient books (Great Historical Quotes) Quite apart from any conscious program, the great cultural historians have always been historical morphologists: seekers after theforms of life, thought, custom, knowledge, art. (Great Historical Quotes) One belief, more than any other, is responsible for the slaughter of individuals on the alter of the great historical ideas - justice or progress or happiness of future generations... or emancipation of a nation or race or class... this is the belief that somewhere... there is a final solution (Great Historical Quotes) It’s a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing (Great Historical Quotes) Things are only mannequins and even the great world-historical events are only costumes beneath which they exchange glances with nothingness (Great Historical Quotes) Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce (Great Historical Quotes) Yes, socialists should defend their country in great historical crises (Great Historical Quotes) Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces (Great Historical Quotes) I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That’s a good thing (Great Historical Quotes) We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice (Great Historical Quotes) In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people (Great Historical Quotes) The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events (Great Historical Quotes) A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind (Great Historical Quotes) He believed that liberalism had saved the intellect at the cost of the repudiating the great historical phenomenon of religion (Great Historical Quotes) The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right (Great Historical Quotes)