It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past. less than 1 minute read
The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time. less than 1 minute read
The history of philosophy is not, like the history of the sciences, to be studied with the intellect alone. That which is receptive in us and that which impinges upon us from history is the reality of man’s being, unfolding itself in thought. less than 1 minute read
Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. less than 1 minute read
Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict. less than 1 minute read
When you say things like, ‘We have to wipe out the Taliban,’ what does that mean? The Taliban is not a fixed number of people. The Taliban is an ideology that has sprung out of a history that, you know, America created anyway. less than 1 minute read
In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour. less than 1 minute read
Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried. less than 1 minute read
