116 Quotes About History-of-mankind
- Author Linda Tschirhart Sanford
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Men recorded their experiences and called it history; men looked about the world and called their observations science; men wondered about the existence of God and the problem of evil and called their speculations theology; men did handiwork and called it art; men made up stories, wrote them down and called them literature; men thought about such topics as truth, beauty, justice, and the nature of existence and called their opinions philosophy.
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- Author Sara Sheridan
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I've always viewed history as my personal treasure chest.
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- Author Abhijit Naskar
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The history of the world is a whitewashed history, where great many facts are distorted to maintain white supremacy – such as Columbus discovering America or Gandhi liberating India – Gandhi didn’t liberate India, Subhas Chandra Bose did and Columbus never even set foot on America.
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- Author Eric Hansen
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Many collectors died in process of searching for new species, and despite persistent reports that the men died from drowning, gunshot and knife wounds, snakebite, trampling by cattle, or blows in the head with blunt instruments, it is generally accepted that in each case the primary cause of death was orchid fever.
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- Author Clive Finlayson
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Contrary to popular belief, history does not repeat itself. The story of our planet was not predetermined, there was no air of inevitability to it, and the story of life does not speak to us of a linear progression from primitive to sophisticate. Instead, its shape has been carved out by the accumulation and loss of information, genetic and cultural, creating the illusion of relentless progress.
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- Author Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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to know your past is to know your future. Where lies the strength of the stem and the fruits of the branches when the roots are rotten?
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- Author Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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to know your past is to know your future. Where lies the strength of the stem and the fruits of the branches when the roots are rotten
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- Author Amerigo Consta
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Inside the heart of ancient Damascus lies the secret to the origins of mankind.
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- Author Amerigo Consta
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Leonardo da Vinci travels to the Holy Land to uncover a secret that has shaped the fate of all civilizations.
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