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    If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.

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We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

by Anon. Found in: History Quotes,
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Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else.

by Heywood Broun Found in: History Quotes,
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We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made.

by Don Herold Found in: History Quotes,
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: History Quotes,
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History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

History repeats itself; historians repeat each other.

by Philip Guedalla Found in: History Quotes,
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

by Ovid Found in: History Quotes,
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The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the read more

The supreme, the merciless, the destroyer of opposition, the exalted King, the shepherd, the protector of the quarters of the world, the King the word of whose mouth destroys mountains and seas, who by his lordly attack has forced mighty and merciless Kings from the rising of the sun to the setting of the same to acknowledge one supremacy.

by Ashurnasirpal Found in: History Quotes,
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The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once read more

The will to domination is a ravenous beast. There are never enough warm bodies to satiate its monstrous hunger. Once alive, this beast grows and grows, feeding on all the life around it, scouring the earth to find new sources of nourishment. This beast lives in each man who battens on female servitude.

by Andrea Dworkin Found in: History Quotes,
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All history, of course, is the history of wars.

All history, of course, is the history of wars.

by Penelope Lively Found in: History Quotes,
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