One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
Will Durant
History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.
Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.
A society whose members are united by the fact that they think in the same way in regard to the sacred world and its relations with the profane... →
Emile Durkheim
It is inadmissible that systems of ideas like religions, which have held so considerable a place in history, and to which, in all times, men have... →
History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living.
Lawrence Durrell
World history is tragic.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
The bourgeoisie might blast and ruin its own world before it leaves the stage of history.
Buenaventura Durruti
There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.
Will Durst
History is one of the only fields where contributions by amateurs are taken seriously, providing you follow the rules and document your sources. In... →
George Dyson