history Quotes

There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing.

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.

They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.

Cultures, for better or worse, are very stable.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party.

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.

We need to recognize that the situation in Ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. The fact is, in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. Some of this is the result of the legacy of racial discrimination in this country.