If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament - disarmament follows peace.
Understanding the long, sordid history of gun control in America is key to understanding the dangers of disarming.
It is irresponsible and shows a lack of integrity for anyone to disclose medical information regardless of how it was gathered. I would expect that conversations regarding my drug testing history during the course of my medical treatment would be private.
The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better.
I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion.
The Internet is the most democratic communication platform in history, largely because we've had network neutrality rules that make sure all web traffic is treated equally, and no voices are discriminated against.
History should belong to all of us, and it needs to include people from different cultural backgrounds. Otherwise, it risks becoming irrelevant to children, who could then become disenchanted with education.
Our nation is built on a proud history of providing refuge for the poor, persecuted, and disenfranchised.
My whole history of being an actor is unusual and slightly disgraceful because it should be something you burn to do.
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed.
It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.
What I love about the stories of the Great Migration is that this is not ancient history; this is living history. Most people of color can find someone in their own family who had experienced a migration of some kind, knowing the sense of dislocation, longing and fortitude.
In fiction, you are not limited by real facts. You can manipulate reality; you can invent without being disloyal to the essence of history.
I still remember my dismay in the summer of 2007 when - for the first time in the history of planet Earth - America's share of auto production dropped below 50 percent.
I have watched the spread of violent extremism and jihadism across Europe and the U.K. with dismay, particularly given my history of experiencing threats, abuse, and harassment by Muslim fanatics.
I have a history of eating disorders but, as a mother, you think of being an example to your child. I'm so much more balanced than I was.
If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside.
God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.
