Quote by David McCullough
A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an indi

A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough

Other quotes by David McCullough

History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are. – David McCullough

Category:
History
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
History
category

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. – Paul Simon

Category:
History

To be converted you have to destroy your past, destroy your history. You have to stamp on it, you have to say my ancestral culture does not exist, it doesnt matter. – V. S. Naipaul

Category:
History

I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture. – Dalai Lama

Category:
History

World history is tragic. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

Category:
History

Random Quotes

When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses. – Chris Kyle

Category:
Dreams

Asanas attune the body to meditation, just as a guitar is tuned before a performance. – Author Unknown

Category:
Meditation

This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. – Ryszard Kapuscinski

Category:
relationship

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect. – James Broughton

Category:
respect