Historical knowledge is indispensable for those who want to build a better world Votes: 4
Ludwig von MisesHistorical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances. Votes: 4
Samuel Eliot MorisonThe Feminist Standpoint: Developing the Ground for a Specifically Feminist Historical Materialism Votes: 3
Nancy HartsockHistorical methodology, as I see it, is a product of common sense applied to circumstances. Votes: 3
Samuel E. MorisonI'm a big fan of historical fiction stuff. Historical battles - 'Gladiators,' 'The Patriot.' Votes: 3
Andrew LuckHistorical truth, for him, is not what has happened; it is what we judge to have happened. Votes: 3
Jorge Luis BorgesHistorical analogy is the last refuge of people who can't grasp the current situation. Votes: 2
Kim StanleyHistory is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies. Votes: 2
Alexis de TocquevilleA man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. Votes: 2
Lysander SpoonerComputers have cut-and-paste functions. So does right-wing historical memory. Votes: 0
Rick PerlsteinCollins masterfully blends fact and fiction...transcends the historical thriller. Votes: 0
Jeffery DeaverThe apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic. Votes: 0
Philip SchaffFor man as an historical creature has desires of indeterminate dimensions. Votes: 0
Reinhold NiebuhrWe encounter great souls, who lived in historical times, in ancient books. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaI don't write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place. Votes: 0
Raymond E. FeistWhat distinguishes the historian from the collector of historical facts is generalization. Votes: 0
Edward Hallett CarrThe greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed: to liberate themselves... Votes: 0
Paulo FreirePurely historical thought is nihilistic; it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history. Votes: 0
Albert CamusThere is no useful information contained in historical price movements of securities. Votes: 0
Louis BachelierFor me, Dracula has always been associated with travel and beautiful historical places. Votes: 0
Elizabeth KostovaMy books fall in the wobbly middle between historical fiction and historical romance. Votes: 0
Lauren Willig[We need] to keep immigration levels measured by population share within historical norms. Votes: 0
Donald TrumpActually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published. Votes: 0
Caroline B. CooneyActually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published Votes: 0
Caroline B. CooneyFantasy. Lunacy.All revolutions are, until they happen, then they are historical inevitabilities. Votes: 0
David MitchellFor a long time, I've been interested in cultural memory and historical erasure. Votes: 0
Natasha TretheweyA historical romance is the only kind of book where chastity really counts. Votes: 0
Barbara CartlandWe are no longer dealing with historical events, but with places of collapse. Votes: 0
Jean BaudrillardA lack of the historical sense is the hereditary fault of all philosophers. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheIntellectual neutrality is not possible in a historical world of exploitation and oppression. Votes: 0
Elisabeth Schussler FiorenzaI have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes. Votes: 0
Jack L. ChalkerFor many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization. Votes: 0
Melissa FarleyAnd finally, it was Deuteronomy that brought about the historical result of Josiah's reformation. Votes: 0
Julius WellhausenSpeaking as a mixed-race woman, there aren't many historical stories about people like me. Votes: 0
Gugu Mbatha-RawThe church lives because it witholds the results of the historical Jesus-research from you Votes: 0
Hans ConzelmannThere are interesting scientific and historical connections between these things that I just love. Votes: 0
William GurstelleYour woodlot is, in fact, an historical document which faithfully records your personal philosophy. Votes: 0
Aldo LeopoldThe chief practical use of history is to deliver us from plausible historical analogies. Votes: 0
James BryceThere is a difference between what technology enables and what historical business practices enable. Votes: 0
Bill GatesBut every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history. Votes: 0
Martin HeideggerHistory tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt. Votes: 0
Guy VanderhaegheIt can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies. Votes: 0
Antonia FraserWho does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroThe recalcitrant forces in the historical drama have a power and persistence beyond our reckoning. Votes: 0
Reinhold NiebuhrIn individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record. Votes: 0
Barbara TuchmanIn individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record. Votes: 0
Barbara W. TuchmanOne of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory. Votes: 0
Zhou EnlaiI really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels. Votes: 0
Kara WalkerIf you read any of my books, they tend to have a strong historical perspective. Votes: 0
Eric KandelThe greatest of all historical shams is believing you can not do something you can. Votes: 0
Erik Petersen - Love and RageI can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting. Votes: 0
Antonia FraserThere is no sociology worthy of the name which does not possess a historical character. Votes: 0
Emile DurkheimNothing is easier to teach than historical method, but, when learned, it has little use. Votes: 0
Henry AdamsI read a ton of fiction - historical, contemporary, literary, commercial, I love it all. Votes: 0
Megan ChanceIf History teaches any lesson at all, it is that there are no historical lessons. Votes: 0
Lucien FebvreIn non-fiction you have to stay true to historical events, be they personal or national . Votes: 0
Andrew LamBut we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live. Votes: 0
Wendell WillkieThe trouble with the Socialist Workers Party is that they live in an historical thermos-flask. Votes: 0
Neil KinnockTo secure your historical standing, be sure you are the first to write about it. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillAs a publisher and author, I'm a big fan of historical fiction and also memoir. Votes: 0
Andrea Davis PinkneyThere's a lot more historical baggage to deal with as a wife than as a partner. Votes: 0
Alison PillChristianity is a very historical religion - it makes specific claims that are open to testing. Votes: 0
Lee StrobelFear has a far greater grasp on human action than the impressive weight of historical evidence. Votes: 0
Jeremy SiegelAs a citizen of the post-historical variety, I am in continual mourning and prepared for worse. Votes: 0
Kate BravermanI got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying. Votes: 0
Anita DiamentIn general, I think my freedom of invention is not limited when I use historical characters. Votes: 0
Mario Vargas LlosaWith sci-fi you get these kind of stories in historical drama, and it's just so fabulous. Votes: 0
Mark SheppardForgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation. Votes: 0
Ernest RenanWhen you travel, take many photographs of the place to have a historical memories of the place. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaResearch can be a big clunker. It's difficult to know how you can make the historical light. Votes: 0
Michael OndaatjeTemeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic. Votes: 0
Peter JacksonI always wanted to be historical, from almost a baby on, I felt that way about it ... Votes: 0
Gertrude SteinOne of the things I like about doing historical films is drawing the line between now and then. Votes: 0
James PurefoyA novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart. Votes: 0
Julia AlvarezAs an historical novelist - there are few jobs more retrospective. I dumped science at an early age. Votes: 0
Sara SheridanMy own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own. Votes: 0
Karl JaspersI mean, Jesus was a white man too. He was a historical figure " that's a verifiable fact. Votes: 0
Megyn KellyThe White House is the people's house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is. Votes: 0
Iris ApfelIt's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying. Votes: 0
Jon TurteltaubI feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well. Votes: 0
Matthew Tobin AndersonIt often disturbs me, when I see a film set in a historical time, that the people are too modern. Votes: 0
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