History quotes
On this day in 1883 Pope Leo XIII opened the Vatican archives to scholars outside the Roman Catholic church for the first time, revealing unique documents, artifacts, and great works of art that had been hidden from view for centuries. In his announcement he said, “The first law of history is not to dare to utter falsehood; the second is not to fear to speak the truth.”
The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics, and if the probabilities of error are greater, it is only because history does not deal with as many humans as physics does atoms, so that individual variations count for more. - Isaac Asimov, 1920 - 1992
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture. - Learned Hand, 1872 - 1961
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. - Walter Bagehot, 1826 - 1877
History warns us ... that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. - Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825 - 1895
To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is. - David McCullough
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. - Aldous Huxley, 1894 - 1963
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The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics, and if the probabilities of error are greater, it is only because history does not deal with as many humans as physics does atoms, so that individual variations count for more. - Isaac Asimov, 1920 - 1992
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture. - Learned Hand, 1872 - 1961
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. - Walter Bagehot, 1826 - 1877
History warns us ... that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. - Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825 - 1895
To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is. - David McCullough
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. - Aldous Huxley, 1894 - 1963
Quotes and sources courtesy of Quote of the Day. I've been getting their emails for years now and enjoy their variety. (And occasional snark.)
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