Study History Quotes

Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the humanities, because you have people who don't want to study the social sciences, because it's not profitable, and now Newt, as the highest-paid historian in American history, may be an encouragement to people to study history.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.