l Who controls the past controls the future

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l Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the

l Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past. George Orwell 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 1

l Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana

l Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 2

l We learn from history that we do not learn from history. Georg Friedrich

l We learn from history that we do not learn from history. Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 3

l We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. George Bernard Shaw

l We learn from history that we learn nothing from history. George Bernard Shaw 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 4

l That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is

l That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. Aldous Huxley 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 5

l The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves. James A.

l The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves. James A. Garfield 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 6

l History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with history. Clarence

l History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with history. Clarence Darrow 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 7

l History repeats itself, says the proverb, but that is precisely what it never

l History repeats itself, says the proverb, but that is precisely what it never really does. It is the historians (of a sort) who repeat themselves. Clement F. Rogers 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 8

l It was that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is

l It was that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is human nature that repeats itself, not history. John Toland 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 9

l We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not

l We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. John F. Kennedy 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 10

l I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for

l I don't know much about history, and I wouldn't give a nickel for all the history in the world. History is more or less bunk. It is tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's dam is the history we make today. Henry Ford 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 11

l A lot of guys have had a lot of fun joking about Henry

l A lot of guys have had a lot of fun joking about Henry Ford because he admitted one time that he didn't know history. He don't know it, but history will know him. He has made more history than his critics ever read. Will Rogers 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 12

l History is a set of lies agreed upon. Napoleon Bonaparte 8/4/2009 Compiled by

l History is a set of lies agreed upon. Napoleon Bonaparte 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 13

l History, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought

l History, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. Ambrose Bierce 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 14

l History is written by the winners. George Orwell 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch

l History is written by the winners. George Orwell 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 15

l History is the propaganda of the victors. Ernst Toller 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim

l History is the propaganda of the victors. Ernst Toller 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 16

l The past has always been the handmaid of authority. J. H. Plumb 8/4/2009

l The past has always been the handmaid of authority. J. H. Plumb 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 17

l It is the essence of the poor that they do not appear in

l It is the essence of the poor that they do not appear in history. Anonymous 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 18

l History must be written of, by and for the survivors. Anonymous 8/4/2009 Compiled

l History must be written of, by and for the survivors. Anonymous 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 19

l History is too much about wars; biography too much about great men. Virginia

l History is too much about wars; biography too much about great men. Virginia Woolf 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 20

l History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences

l History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought. Etienne Gilson 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 21

l History is nothing but a collection of fables and useless trifles, cluttered up

l History is nothing but a collection of fables and useless trifles, cluttered up with a mass of unnecessary figures and proper names. Leo Tolstoy 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 22

l There is no history, only histories. Karl Popper 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch

l There is no history, only histories. Karl Popper 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 23

l History does nothing, possesses no enormous wealth, fights no battles. It is rather

l History does nothing, possesses no enormous wealth, fights no battles. It is rather man, the real, living man, who does everything, possesses, fights. It is not History, as if she were a person apart, who uses men as a means to work out her pursuing their purposes. Karl Marx 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 24

l History, facts and truth are all Divine Products, and must prevail. Charles A.

l History, facts and truth are all Divine Products, and must prevail. Charles A. Briggs 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 25

l History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. Konrad

l History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. Konrad Adenauer 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 26

l The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst

l The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. Eric Hoffer 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 27

l History is not a catalogue but a convincing version of events. A. J.

l History is not a catalogue but a convincing version of events. A. J. P. Taylor 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 28

l History is a vast early warning system Norman Cousins 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim

l History is a vast early warning system Norman Cousins 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 29

l Historians have powerful imaginations, which are essential and dangerous. Robert Stinson 8/4/2009 Compiled

l Historians have powerful imaginations, which are essential and dangerous. Robert Stinson 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 30

l The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as

l The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. Jessamyn West 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 31

l I often think it odd that it [history] should be so dull, for

l I often think it odd that it [history] should be so dull, for a great deal of it must be invention. Catherine Morland 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 32

l A historian who would convey the truth must lie. Often he must enlarge

l A historian who would convey the truth must lie. Often he must enlarge the truth by diameters, otherwise his reader would not be able to see it. Mark Twain 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 33

l History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. Anatole France 8/4/2009 Compiled

l History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. Anatole France 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 34

l History would be a wonderful thing — if it were only true. Leo

l History would be a wonderful thing — if it were only true. Leo Tolstoy 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 35

l The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a

l The writing of history reflects the interests, predilections, and even prejudices of a given generation. John Hope Franklin 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 36

l It should be known that history is a discipline that has a great

l It should be known that history is a discipline that has a great number of approaches. Ibn Khaldun 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 37

l The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that. . .

l The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that. . . women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. Louise Otto 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 38

l As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of

l As soon as histories are properly told there is no more need of romances. Walt Whitman 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 39

l If an historian were to relate truthfully all the crimes, weaknesses and disorders

l If an historian were to relate truthfully all the crimes, weaknesses and disorders of mankind, his readers would take his work for satire rather than for history. Pierre Bayle 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 40

l Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence

l Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence — not detachment and objectivity. Friedrich Nietzsche 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 41

l The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Mark

l The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice. Mark Twain 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 42

l Men ever praise the olden time and find fault with the present …

l Men ever praise the olden time and find fault with the present … they laud all they remember to have seen in their youth. Their opinion is generally erroneous … We never know the whole truth about the past. Nicólo Machiavelli 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 43

l The main thing is make history, not to write it. Otto von Bismarck

l The main thing is make history, not to write it. Otto von Bismarck 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 44

l Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it.

l Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. Oscar Wilde 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 45

l The “good old days” were never all that good. John C. Olbrich (Mr.

l The “good old days” were never all that good. John C. Olbrich (Mr. Strickland’s Great Grandfather) 8/4/2009 Compiled by Jim Lerch 46