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History Quotes
These history quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."
-- Plato"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime."
-- Ernest Hemingway"If you go back to the 1400s, there was not much difference between what people believed and what actually happened."
-- Elon Musk"The history of India is nothing but a history of a mortal conflict between Buddhism and Brahminism."
-- B. R. Ambedkar"History shows that ethics and economics come into conflict, victory is with economics."
-- B. R. Ambedkar"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
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These history quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
Some of the most celebrated history quotes come from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Confucius, Mahatma Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, Elon Musk, among many others featured on this page.
Popular history quotes include: "History is made by those who have the courage to imagine the impossible." -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Also: "Study the past if you would divine the future." -- Confucius.
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