The Stonewall riot may have been the start of a civil rights movement, but it was not the beginning of our history.

My Japanese isn’t much better today, but at least now I appreciate my duality more than when I was a punk kid.

It is necessary to distinguish between history and fantasy wherever possible. And then use them against each other.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

When Numa died, Rome by the twin disciplines of peace and war was as eminent for self-mastery as for military power.

He who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.

Tell me, before you call us servants, who served whom? And who, I wonder, in your generations, will immortalize you?

History is not a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in.

Istorija yra nugalėtojų melas, tik reikia pridurti, jog tai ir nugalėtųjų saviapgaulė.

Never underestimate what teens can understand or do. They're smart, creative, and fresh-minded. I wish I was one.

For some, excavating the past isn’t an adventure, it’s more akin to tearing a Band-Aid off an open wound.

These,” he said gravely, “are unpleasant facts; I know it. But then most historical facts are unpleasant.

Bahkan mereka yang menentang politik Bung Karno mengakui, bahwa hanya Sukarno-lah yang dapat menyelamatkan Indonesia.

Your son is heir to an enormous fortune and name. Someone would be bound to bid for you him and take him as his ward.

It is my conviction that when events are forgotten, buried in the cellar of the page, they are no longer even history.