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Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “Consider any individual at any period…”

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.

October 24, 2021 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Joseph Jacobs Quote: “The truth is, my folk-lore friends…”

The truth is, my folk-lore friends and my Saturday Reviewer differ with me on the important problem of the origin of folk-tales. They think that a tale probably originated where it was found.

October 24, 2021 1854, August 29, Australian, Joseph Jacobs, Quotes by Historians

Edward Gibbon Quote: “The pathetic almost always consists in…”

The pathetic almost always consists in the detail of little events.

October 24, 2021 1737, April 27, Edward Gibbon, English, Quotes by Historians

Arnold J. Toynbee Quote: “History not used is nothing, for…”

History not used is nothing, for all intellectual life is action, like practical life, and if you don’t use the stuff well, it might as well be dead.

October 23, 2021 1889, April 14, Arnold J. Toynbee, British, Quotes by Historians

Herodotus Quote: “Very few things happen at the…”

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

October 23, 2021 484 BC, Greek, Herodotus, Quotes by Historians

Samuel E. Morison Quote: “I have nothing revolutionary or even…”

I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer.

October 22, 2021 1887, American, July 9, Quotes by Historians, Samuel E. Morison

Daniel J. Boorstin Quote: “I’ve learned any fool can write…”

I’ve learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.

October 22, 2021 1914, American, Daniel J. Boorstin, October 1, Quotes by Historians

Greg Grandin Quote: “The argument that capitalism was dependent…”

The argument that capitalism was dependent on slavery is, of course, not new. In 1944, Eric Williams, in ‘Capitalism and Slavery,’ made the case.

October 20, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Robert Dallek Quote: “The disaster at the Bay of…”

The disaster at the Bay of Pigs intensified Kennedy’s doubts about listening to advisers from the CIA, the Pentagon, or the State Department who had misled him or allowed him to accept lousy advice.

October 19, 2021 1934, American, May 16, Quotes by Historians, Robert Dallek

Tacitus Quote: “Prosperity is the measure or touchstone…”

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

October 17, 2021 55, Quotes by Historians, Roman, Tacitus

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