History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes follies and misfortunes of mankind.
Quotes By Edward Gibbon
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Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the...
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I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no...
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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost when the...
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But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy except in those...
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Unprovided with original learning unformed in the habits of thinking...
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History is little more than the register of the crimes follies and...
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Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world an...
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I understand by this passion the union of desire friendship and tenderness...
Quotes About History
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If I had been elected president in 1948 history would be vastly different. I...
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For most of our history Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from...
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There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply...
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This is a good time to ask apologists for the Islamic regime who degrades...
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What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one...
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History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women...
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In the history of America we've never had an energy plan. We don't even...
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For all history up to the end of the Cold War summit meetings were historic...
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The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One...
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Nixon's full term was one of the most successful in U.S. history which is...