History Quote Generator

“ All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. ”

~Leslie Fiedler

“ A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. ”

~David Hume

“ Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. ”

~Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“ And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history. ”

~David Icke

“ In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better. ”

~Edward de Bono

“ That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history. ”

~William McKinley