[History is] a tyranny over the souls of the dead - and so the ima
[History is] a tyranny over the souls of the dead – and so the imagination of the living. – William Carlos Williams

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
History
category

This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
History

Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. – Thomas Friedman

Category:
History

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. – Potter Stewart

Category:
History
[T]he historian and the detective have much in common. – Mark M. Krug, History and the Social Sciences

Category:
History

Random Quotes

Crying is cleansing. Theres a reason for tears, happiness or sadness. – Dionne Warwick

Category:
Happiness

The meaning of life is not an unquestionable answer; it is an unanswerable question. – Terri Guillemets

Category:
Life

For my part I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. – Adlai Stevenson

Category:
Attitude

Experience is one thing you cant get for nothing. – Oscar Wilde

Category:
Experience