History Quotes

History is a set of lies agreed upon.
Napoleon, 08/15/1769 - 05/05/1821 French monarch

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Winston Churchill

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.
Ambrose Bierce

We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing.
Ronnie D. Laing

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.

Carl Sagan

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